Nonstop flight route between New Plymouth, New Zealand and Cortez, Colorado, United States:
Departure Airport:
(39°0'30"S by 174°10'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°18'11"N by 108°37'41"W)
Distance from NPL to CEZ:
7,196.00 miles (11,580.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between New Plymouth Airport (NPL), New Plymouth, New Zealand and Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ), Cortez, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,196 miles (or 11,581 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 New Plymouth Airport and Cortez Municipal 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 New Plymouth Airport and Cortez Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NPL / NZNP |
| Airport Name: | New Plymouth Airport |
| Location: | New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°0'30"S by 174°10'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | New Plymouth District Council Government of New Zealand |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NPL |
| More Information: | NPL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEZ / KCEZ |
| Airport Name: | Cortez Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Cortez, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°18'11"N by 108°37'41"W |
| Area Served: | Cortez, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Cortez |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5918 feet (1,804 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEZ |
| More Information: | CEZ Maps & Info |
Facts about New Plymouth Airport (NPL):
- The furthest airport from New Plymouth Airport (NPL) is Badajoz Airport (BJZ), which is nearly antipodal to New Plymouth Airport (meaning New Plymouth Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Badajoz Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Badajoz, Spain.
- New Plymouth Airport (NPL) has 3 runways.
- By the end of 2012 the larger ATR 72 aircraft will provide a service to Auckland due to the demands of passenger numbers.
- Because of New Plymouth Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at New Plymouth 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.
- The airport's only sealed taxiway connects the apron and the asphalt runway, so aircraft taxi on the runway, and commence take off roll from runway ends.
- The closest airport to New Plymouth Airport (NPL) is Wanganui Airport (WAG), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SE of NPL.
- New Plymouth Airport handled 332,178 passengers last year.
Facts about Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ):
- The furthest airport from Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,132 miles (17,915 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) is Animas Air Park (AMK), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) E of CEZ.
- Because of Cortez Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,918 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CEZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CEZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 79.85 miles (128.51 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 100.58 miles (161.87 km) NE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 104.15 miles (167.62 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 118.59 miles (190.85 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 122.06 miles (196.44 km) NE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 131.17 miles (211.09 km) ENE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 137.85 miles (221.85 km) SSE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 142.19 miles (228.83 km) NNE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 143.07 miles (230.25 km) NE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 143.40 miles (230.77 km) NNE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 147.54 miles (237.44 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 147.87 miles (237.98 km) NNE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 149.80 miles (241.07 km) SSW | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 156.15 miles (251.30 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 158.98 miles (255.85 km) SSW | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,382.43 miles (19,927.54 km) E | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,340.42 miles (19,859.93 km) NNW | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,336.77 miles (19,854.06 km) W | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,326.82 miles (19,838.04 km) N | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,313.00 miles (19,815.81 km) NE | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,305.85 miles (19,804.30 km) ENE | Beja Airport (BYJ) | Beja, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,301.47 miles (19,797.25 km) N | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 8 | 12,279.84 miles (19,762.43 km) N | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 9 | 12,279.83 miles (19,762.41 km) NW | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,274.99 miles (19,754.62 km) ENE | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 11 | 12,274.06 miles (19,753.14 km) NW | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,269.00 miles (19,744.99 km) NW | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,260.18 miles (19,730.79 km) NNW | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,257.89 miles (19,727.11 km) E | Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 15 | 12,256.20 miles (19,724.40 km) NE | Faro International Airport (FAO) | Faro, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.30 miles (68.08 km) E | Animas Air Park (AMK) | Durango, Colorado, United States | |
| 2 | 44.61 miles (71.79 km) SSE | Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN) | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 49.22 miles (79.21 km) ESE | Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) | Durango, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 50.76 miles (81.68 km) WNW | Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG) | Blanding, Utah, United States | |
| 5 | 58.43 miles (94.04 km) NW | Monticello Airport (MXC) | Monticello, Utah, United States | |
| 6 | 59.77 miles (96.18 km) NE | Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) | Telluride, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 86.47 miles (139.16 km) E | Stevens Field (FAA: PSO) (PGO) | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 92.48 miles (148.83 km) NNE | Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) | Montrose, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 97.15 miles (156.35 km) WSW | Kayenta Airport (MVM) | Kayenta, Arizona, United States | |
| 10 | 115.64 miles (186.11 km) W | Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) | Glen Canyon, Utah, United States | |
| 11 | 117.57 miles (189.21 km) NNW | Canyonlands Field (CNY) | Moab, Utah, United States | |
| 12 | 124.14 miles (199.78 km) S | Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP) | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 125.57 miles (202.08 km) NE | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 125.83 miles (202.51 km) N | Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 144.34 miles (232.29 km) SW | Polacca Airport (PXL) | Polacca, Arizona, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,131.99 miles (17,915.16 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,010.30 miles (17,719.32 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,977.65 miles (17,666.77 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,957.33 miles (17,634.06 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,770.56 miles (17,333.50 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,667.26 miles (17,167.24 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,643.98 miles (17,129.79 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,620.13 miles (17,091.40 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,557.87 miles (16,991.20 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,521.78 miles (16,933.13 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,509.03 miles (16,912.61 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,483.91 miles (16,872.17 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,462.35 miles (16,837.49 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,452.97 miles (16,822.38 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,452.16 miles (16,821.08 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |