Nonstop flight route between Batu Berendam, Malaysia and Hamilton, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Melaka International Airport (MKZ), Batu Berendam, Malaysia and Hamilton International Airport (HLZ), Hamilton, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,400 miles (or 8,690 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 Melaka International Airport and Hamilton 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 Melaka International Airport and Hamilton 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 Melaka International Airport (MKZ):

• In addition to being known as "Melaka International Airport", another name for MKZ is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka".
• The airport had an earth breaking ceremony on 1 April 2006, and is currently undergoing an upgrade, due to be completed by 29 April 2009.
• The closest airport to Melaka International Airport (MKZ) is Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) NW of MKZ.
• Melaka International Airport (MKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Melaka International Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Melaka 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.
• Melaka International Airport handled 34,355 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Melaka International Airport (MKZ) is Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), which is nearly antipodal to Melaka International Airport (meaning Melaka International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Macas, Ecuador.

Facts about Hamilton International Airport (HLZ):

• The airport currently accommodates many different types of aircraft, from piston-engined light aircraft to commercial turboprop aircraft such as the ATR 72.
• Hugh McCarroll was the airport's chief executive from the early 2000s until retirement in February 2006.
• Because of Hamilton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamilton 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.
• As the world prepared for war, it became clear that a landing strip needed to be constructed in the Hamilton area.
• The Hamilton International Airport is an airport located 14 kilometres south of the city of Hamilton in the Waikato region, in New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ENE of HLZ.
• The furthest airport from Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) is Córdoba Airport (ODB), which is nearly antipodal to Hamilton International Airport (meaning Hamilton International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Córdoba Airport), and is located 12,427 miles (20,000 kilometers) away in Córdoba, Spain.
• The airport operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) has 4 runways.