Nonstop flight route between Matamata, New Zealand and Guangzhou, Guangdong, China:
Departure Airport:
(37°44'3"S by 175°44'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(23°23'32"N by 113°17'56"E)
Distance from MTA to CAN:
5,850.34 miles (9,415.18 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Matamata Airport (MTA), Matamata, New Zealand and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,850 miles (or 9,415 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 Matamata Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun 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 Matamata Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTA / NZMA |
| Airport Name: | Matamata Airport |
| Location: | Matamata, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°44'3"S by 175°44'24"E |
| Area Served: | Matamata |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from MTA |
| More Information: | MTA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAN / ZGGG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°23'32"N by 113°17'56"E |
| Area Served: | Guangzhou, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co. Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAN |
| More Information: | CAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Matamata Airport (MTA):
- The closest airport to Matamata Airport (MTA) is Hamilton International Airport (HLZ), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) WSW of MTA.
- The furthest airport from Matamata Airport (MTA) is Córdoba Airport (ODB), which is nearly antipodal to Matamata Airport (meaning Matamata Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Córdoba Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Córdoba, Spain.
Facts about Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN):
- Construction began in 2006 and the hub was originally scheduled to open on December 26, 2008.
- In addition to being known as "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport", other names for CAN include "广州白云国际机场" and "Guǎngzhōu Báiyún Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) is Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (meaning Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport), and is located 12,314 miles (19,818 kilometers) away in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina.
- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) is Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of CAN.
- In August 2008, the airport's expansion plan was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission.
- Because of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Guangzhou Baiyun 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.08 miles (38.75 km) WSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 25.35 miles (40.79 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 40.74 miles (65.57 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 41.04 miles (66.05 km) NNW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 64.36 miles (103.58 km) NW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 65.35 miles (105.18 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 66.37 miles (106.81 km) N | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 71.93 miles (115.76 km) SSE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 72.32 miles (116.39 km) NW | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 104.21 miles (167.72 km) N | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 122.06 miles (196.44 km) SW | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 134.48 miles (216.43 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 137.43 miles (221.18 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 155.71 miles (250.60 km) NNW | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 158.66 miles (255.33 km) SSW | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,404.14 miles (19,962.48 km) ENE | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,390.72 miles (19,940.88 km) NW | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,362.42 miles (19,895.34 km) N | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,357.70 miles (19,887.74 km) NNW | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,344.43 miles (19,866.38 km) ENE | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,316.47 miles (19,821.39 km) NE | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,316.06 miles (19,820.73 km) WNW | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 8 | 12,311.94 miles (19,814.10 km) NNE | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 9 | 12,297.00 miles (19,790.06 km) NNE | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,277.70 miles (19,758.99 km) NNE | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 11 | 12,277.70 miles (19,758.99 km) NNE | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 12 | 12,276.58 miles (19,757.19 km) ENE | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,270.50 miles (19,747.41 km) NE | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 14 | 12,258.56 miles (19,728.18 km) N | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 15 | 12,252.40 miles (19,718.27 km) NNW | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.85 miles (41.61 km) SW | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 2 | 61.38 miles (98.78 km) SSE | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 3 | 84.51 miles (136.00 km) SSE | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 4 | 85.99 miles (138.38 km) ESE | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 5 | 87.89 miles (141.44 km) SSE | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 6 | 93.60 miles (150.64 km) SE | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 7 | 95.86 miles (154.27 km) S | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 8 | 109.86 miles (176.80 km) N | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 130.09 miles (209.37 km) W | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 10 | 190.90 miles (307.21 km) ENE | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 11 | 193.61 miles (311.58 km) NNE | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 12 | 203.54 miles (327.56 km) E | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 13 | 229.80 miles (369.82 km) NNW | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 240.67 miles (387.32 km) SW | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 15 | 240.90 miles (387.70 km) WNW | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,314.25 miles (19,817.81 km) SW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,310.28 miles (19,811.43 km) SW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,285.34 miles (19,771.29 km) W | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,283.41 miles (19,768.18 km) ESE | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,279.08 miles (19,761.22 km) WSW | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 12,256.79 miles (19,725.35 km) SW | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 12,244.31 miles (19,705.26 km) WSW | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,233.29 miles (19,687.52 km) S | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 12,218.68 miles (19,664.01 km) WSW | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,204.32 miles (19,640.90 km) E | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,199.41 miles (19,633.00 km) E | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,178.47 miles (19,599.29 km) SSW | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,158.31 miles (19,566.85 km) SE | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,138.99 miles (19,535.76 km) SE | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,126.62 miles (19,515.86 km) SW | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |