Nonstop flight route between Lawton, Oklahoma, United States and Kaitaia, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), Lawton, Oklahoma, United States and Kaitaia Airport (KAT), Kaitaia, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,449 miles (or 11,989 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport and Kaitaia Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport and Kaitaia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAW / KLAW |
Airport Name: | Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport |
Location: | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°34'4"N by 98°24'59"W |
Area Served: | Lawton, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Lawton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1110 feet (338 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAW |
More Information: | LAW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAT / NZKT |
Airport Name: | Kaitaia Airport |
Location: | Kaitaia, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°4'12"S by 173°17'7"E |
Operator/Owner: | Far North Holdings Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 270 feet (82 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KAT |
More Information: | KAT Maps & Info |
Facts about Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW):
- The closest airport to Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) is Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) N of LAW.
- Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Continental stopped at Lawton from 1948 until 1975.
- McDonnell Douglas MD-83
- The furthest airport from Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,924 miles (17,581 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Kaitaia Airport (KAT):
- The furthest airport from Kaitaia Airport (KAT) is Kenitra Air Base (NNA), which is nearly antipodal to Kaitaia Airport (meaning Kaitaia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kenitra Air Base), and is located 12,383 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Kenitra, Morocco.
- Kaitaia Airport (KAT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kaitaia Airport (KAT) is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) ESE of KAT.
- These distances are within the range of many light aircraft when fitted with long range tanks, while the direct distances are usually used with the larger private aircraft which are able to land at Kaitaia Airport.
- The runway has a Pavement Classification Number of 15 which allows aircraft of up to 22,500 kg.
- Kaitaia Airport receives Beechcraft 1900D's twice daily Mon-Fri and daily Sat-Sun.
- Because of Kaitaia Airport's relatively low elevation of 270 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaitaia Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.