Nonstop flight route between Masterton, New Zealand and Muscat, Oman:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hood Aerodrome (MRO), Masterton, New Zealand and Muscat International Airport (MCT), Muscat, Oman would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,669 miles (or 13,951 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 Hood Aerodrome and Muscat 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 Hood Aerodrome and Muscat 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 Hood Aerodrome (MRO):

• Because of Hood Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 364 feet, planes can take off or land at Hood Aerodrome 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 closest airport to Hood Aerodrome (MRO) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) W of MRO.
• The aerodrome is the home of New Zealand's 'Sports and Vintage Aviation Society', which has had a hangar on site since 1978.
• Hood Aerodrome (MRO) has 4 runways.
• The furthest airport from Hood Aerodrome (MRO) is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), which is nearly antipodal to Hood Aerodrome (meaning Hood Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1]), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Madrid, Spain.

Facts about Muscat International Airport (MCT):

• The furthest airport from Muscat International Airport (MCT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,631 miles (18,719 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Muscat International Airport (MCT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Muscat International Airport (MCT) is Fujairah International Airport (FJR), which is located 162 miles (261 kilometers) NW of MCT.