Nonstop flight route between Lincoln, Nebraska, United States and Mangere, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lincoln Airport (LNK), Lincoln, Nebraska, United States and Auckland Airport (AKL), Mangere, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,750 miles (or 12,473 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 Lincoln Airport and Auckland 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 Lincoln Airport and Auckland Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lincoln Airport (LNK):

• During World War II, the airfield was named Lincoln Army Air Field and used for mechanics and flight-crew training.
• Other airlines subsequently introduced jet service into the airport including America West with Boeing 737-200 and 737-300 service nonstop to Phoenix, and Trans World Airlines with Douglas DC-9-10 and DC-9-30 jet flights nonstop to St.
• Lincoln Airport covers 5,000 acres at an elevation of 1,219 feet.
• The closest airport to Lincoln Airport (LNK) is Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of LNK.
• SkyWest Airlines operating as United Express currently operates Canadair CRJ-200 regional jet flights to Denver on behalf of United Airlines.
• In 1952 the facility was re-opened as Lincoln Air Force Base.
• The 12,901 foot primary runway was designated as an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle, although it was never used by the NASA orbiters.
• The furthest airport from Lincoln Airport (LNK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,635 miles (17,115 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Lincoln Airport (LNK) has 3 runways.

Facts about Auckland Airport (AKL):

• In 2009, an extension to the international terminal was constructed, creating Pier B.
• Until July 2008, AIAL charged all departing international passengers a $25 departure fee.
• The airport is the fourth busiest in Australasia after Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane airports.
• Auckland Airport is the largest and busiest airport in New Zealand with 14,829,393 passengers in the year ended November 2013.
• Auckland Airport (AKL) has 2 runways.
• Auckland Airport handled 14,829,393 passengers last year.
• Gates 50–59 are used by 3rd level operators Air Chathams, Great Barrier Airlines, Flight Hauraki, Fly My Sky and Sunair.
• The furthest airport from Auckland Airport (AKL) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is nearly antipodal to Auckland Airport (meaning Auckland Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Málaga Airport), and is located 12,391 miles (19,942 kilometers) away in Málaga, Spain.
• In 2007, construction began on a second runway to the north of the current one.
• The closest airport to Auckland Airport (AKL) is Ardmore Airport (AMZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of AKL.
• Because of Auckland Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Auckland 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.