Nonstop flight route between Milford Sound, New Zealand and Ephrata, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Milford Sound Airport (MFN), Milford Sound, New Zealand and Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH), Ephrata, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,728 miles (or 12,438 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 Ephrata Municipal 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 Ephrata Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MFN / NZMF |
| Airport Name: | Milford Sound Airport |
| Location: | Milford Sound, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°40'23"S by 167°55'23"E |
| Area Served: | Milford Sound |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MFN |
| More Information: | MFN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EPH / KEPH |
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| Location: | Ephrata, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°18'29"N by 119°31'0"W |
| Area Served: | Ephrata, Washington |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1276 feet (389 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EPH |
| More Information: | EPH Maps & Info |
Facts about Milford Sound Airport (MFN):
- Milford Sound Airport (MFN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 4Milford Sound Helicopters
- 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.
- Weather permitting, there is substantial daily charter traffic of light aircraft to and from Queenstown, Wanaka and Te Anau and on sightseeing trips.
- Post war pilot Fred ‘Popeye’ Lucas was the next to land an aircraft in Milford.
- 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.
- Over the years the airstrip has been upgraded and lengthened till today’s sealed strip of 792 metres.
- The closest airport to Milford Sound Airport (MFN) is Queenstown Airport (ZQN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ESE of MFN.
Facts about Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH):
- The furthest airport from Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,729 miles (17,266 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Ephrata Municipal Airport", another name for EPH is "Ephrata Army Airfield".
- Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH) is Grant County International Airport (MWH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SE of EPH.
- The airfield was established in 1939 as Ephrata Army Air Base.
