Nonstop flight route between Milford Sound, New Zealand and Leominster, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Milford Sound Airport (MFN), Milford Sound, New Zealand and Moore Army Airfield (AYE), Leominster, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,523 miles (or 15,327 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 Milford Sound Airport and Moore Army Airfield, 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 Milford Sound Airport and Moore Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Milford Sound Airport (MFN):

• Because of Milford Sound Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Milford Sound 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 Milford Sound Airport (MFN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Milford Sound Airport (meaning Milford Sound Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,230 miles (19,682 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
• 3Glenorchy Air, Milford
• The closest airport to Milford Sound Airport (MFN) is Queenstown Airport (ZQN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ESE of MFN.
• 4Milford Sound Helicopters
• Milford Sound Airport (MFN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Over the years the airstrip has been upgraded and lengthened till today’s sealed strip of 792 metres.

Facts about Moore Army Airfield (AYE):

• The field was closed around 1995 after the Army left.
• Moore Army Airfield (AYE) has 5 runways.
• Moore Army Airfield is located in Fort Devens, Massachusetts.
• Because of Moore Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Moore Army Airfield 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.
• In addition to being known as "Moore Army Airfield", another name for AYE is "KAYE".
• The closest airport to Moore Army Airfield (AYE) is Nashua Airport (ASH), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of AYE.
• The furthest airport from Moore Army Airfield (AYE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,738 miles (18,891 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.