Nonstop flight route between Linköping, Sweden and Hokitika, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Linköping City Airport (LPI), Linköping, Sweden and Hokitika Airport (HKK), Hokitika, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,920 miles (or 17,575 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 Linköping City Airport and Hokitika 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 Linköping City Airport and Hokitika Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Linköping City Airport (LPI):

• Linköping City Airport (LPI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Linköping City Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Linköping City 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.
• The closest airport to Linköping City Airport (LPI) is Norrköping Airport (NRK), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ENE of LPI.
• The furthest airport from Linköping City Airport (LPI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,303 miles (18,191 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Hokitika Airport (HKK):

• Because of Hokitika Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Hokitika 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.
• The furthest airport from Hokitika Airport (HKK) is Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hokitika Airport (meaning Hokitika Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santiago de Compostela Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
• The airport handles aircraft up to ATR 72-500 size that are operated by national airline, Air New Zealand.
• Hokitika originally had an aerodrome on the south side of town just over the Hokitika River.
• The closest airport to Hokitika Airport (HKK) is Greymouth Airport (GMN), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NNE of HKK.
• Hokitika Airport (HKK) has 2 runways.
• The airport has a number of car rental firms represented, and a small snack bar.