Nonstop flight route between Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom and Castro, Los Lagos, Chile:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Newcastle Airport (NCL), Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom and Mocopulli Airport (MHC), Castro, Los Lagos, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,940 miles (or 12,778 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 Newcastle Airport and Mocopulli 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 Newcastle Airport and Mocopulli Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Newcastle Airport (NCL):

• Newcastle Airport (NCL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Although during World War II the main airport in the region was located at Cramlington in Northumberland, following the war a decision was taken to concentrate development on the present airport site.
• Airport station on the Tyne and Wear Metro is directly connected to the terminal through an indoor walkway.
• The closest airport to Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSE of NCL.
• The airport is owned by seven local authorities and AMP Capital.
• Newcastle Airport handled 4,420,839 passengers last year.
• Rapid expansion in passenger traffic has led to increasing commercial utilisation of the south-side of the airport, which was previously used for general aviation, and is now used for freight, mail and corporate flights.
• The furthest airport from Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In 2006 a record 5.4 million passengers used the Airport, according to Civil Aviation Authority figures.
• In the 1970s, with passenger figures approaching one million per year, the Airport status was changed to Category B, making it a regional international airport, in the same decade it was re-branded as Newcastle Airport.
• Because of Newcastle Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Newcastle 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.

Facts about Mocopulli Airport (MHC):

• The furthest airport from Mocopulli Airport (MHC) is Wuhai Airport (WUA), which is nearly antipodal to Mocopulli Airport (meaning Mocopulli Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wuhai Airport), and is located 12,259 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China.
• The closest airport to Mocopulli Airport (MHC) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of MHC.
• In addition to being known as "Mocopulli Airport", other names for MHC include "Mocopulli Airport (Dalcahue)" and "Aeropuerto Mocopulli".
• Mocopulli Airport (MHC) currently has only 1 runway.