Nonstop flight route between Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Mangere, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Miquelon Airport (MQC), Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Auckland Airport (AKL), Mangere, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,771 miles (or 15,725 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 Miquelon Airport and Auckland 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 Miquelon Airport and Auckland Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Miquelon Airport (MQC):

• The closest airport to Miquelon Airport (MQC) is Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSE of MQC.
• There are no direct flights from France.
• Because of Miquelon Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Miquelon 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.
• Miquelon Airport (MQC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Miquelon Airport", another name for MQC is "Aéroport de Miquelon".
• The furthest airport from Miquelon Airport (MQC) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Auckland Airport (AKL):

• Check-in counters are at the eastern end of the international terminal building on the ground level.
• In 2007, construction began on a second runway to the north of the current one.
• Auckland Airport (AKL) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Auckland Airport (AKL) is Ardmore Airport (AMZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of AKL.
• Before 2006 Auckland Airport arriving and departing passengers were allowed to mingle airside.
• The furthest airport from Auckland Airport (AKL) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is nearly antipodal to Auckland Airport (meaning Auckland Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Málaga Airport), and is located 12,391 miles (19,942 kilometers) away in Málaga, Spain.
• AIAL enjoys diverse revenue streams, and operates a 'dual-till' approach, whereby its finances are split into aeronautical and non-aeronautical balance sheets.
• The airport is the fourth busiest in Australasia after Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane airports.
• Auckland Airport handled 14,829,393 passengers last year.
• Because of Auckland Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Auckland 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.
• Auckland Airport is one of New Zealand’s most important infrastructure assets, providing thousands of jobs for the region, and is the country’s second largest cargo port by value, contributing around $14 billion to the economy, and catering for over four million visitors each year, resulting in a 70% share of New Zealand's international travellers.