Nonstop flight route between Napier, New Zealand and Girona, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE), Napier, New Zealand and Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO), Girona, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,086 miles (or 19,450 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 Hawke's Bay Airport and Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava, 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 Hawke's Bay Airport and Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between NPE and GRO makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Hawke's Bay Airport and Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between NPE and GRO are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Napier, New Zealand and Girona, Spain by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between NPE and GRO!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NPE / NZNR |
Airport Name: | Hawke's Bay Airport |
Location: | Napier, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°28'5"S by 176°52'18"E |
Area Served: | Hastings, New Zealand and Napier, New Zealand |
Operator/Owner: | Crown (50%) Napier City (26%) Hastings District (24%) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NPE |
More Information: | NPE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRO / LEGE |
Airport Name: | Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava |
Location: | Girona, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°54'2"N by 2°45'38"E |
Area Served: | Girona, the Costa Brava and Barcelona, Spain |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 469 feet (143 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRO |
More Information: | GRO Maps & Info |
Facts about Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE):
- Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) has 3 runways.
- The second floor has a small glass-fenced open air deck, where arriving and departing aircraft can be viewed.
- The furthest airport from Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) is Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), which is nearly antipodal to Hawke's Bay Airport (meaning Hawke's Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ciudad Real Central Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Ciudad Real, Spain.
- The closest airport to Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) is Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NW of NPE.
- Hawke's Bay Airport handled 451,128 passengers last year.
- A smaller airport is located near Hastings called Hastings Aerodrome, which is primarily used for flight training and recreational aviation.
- Because of Hawke's Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Hawke's Bay 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 Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO):
- On the ground floor there are 33 check-in desks, with 11 boarding gates on the first floor for both domestic and international flights.
- Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (meaning Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,299 miles (19,793 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Girona–Costa Brava Airport is an airport located 12.5 km southwest of the city of Girona, next to the small village of Vilobí d'Onyar, in the north-east of Catalonia, Spain.
- Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava handled 2,736,867 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) is Sabadell Airport (QSA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SW of GRO.
- Because of Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava's relatively low elevation of 469 feet, planes can take off or land at Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava 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.