Nonstop flight route between Milford Sound, New Zealand and Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Milford Sound Airport (MFN), Milford Sound, New Zealand and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,806 miles (or 14,172 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 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International 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 Milford Sound Airport and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. 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):

• Post war pilot Fred ‘Popeye’ Lucas was the next to land an aircraft in Milford.
• The closest airport to Milford Sound Airport (MFN) is Queenstown Airport (ZQN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ESE of MFN.
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• Milford Sound Airport (MFN) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
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Facts about Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG):

• The field officially opened August 12, 1944, with the first B-17 bombers beginning practice runs on August 15.
• In July 2012, Delta announced their wholly owned and CVG-based subsidiary, Comair, would cease all operations by October of the same year.
• Delta operates one SkyClub in Concourse B and also operated a Business Elite lounge near Gate B14 until summer of 2008.
• Delta Private Jets is headquartered on the grounds of the airport.
• In May 2012, Terminal 2 was officially closed and all non-Delta operations were consolidated in a newly renovated Concourse A.
• Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) has 4 runways.
• Because of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport's relatively low elevation of 896 feet, planes can take off or land at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International 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.
• A coalition of officials from Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties in Kentucky took advantage of Cincinnati's short-sightedness and lobbied Congress to build an airfield there.
• The furthest airport from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,286 miles (18,163 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of CVG.