Nonstop flight route between New Plymouth, New Zealand and Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between New Plymouth Airport (NPL), New Plymouth, New Zealand and Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS), Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,090 miles (or 11,410 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 Cruzeiro do Sul 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 New Plymouth Airport and Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about New Plymouth Airport (NPL):

• New Plymouth Airport handled 332,178 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to New Plymouth Airport (NPL) is Wanganui Airport (WAG), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SE of 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.
• 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.
• New Plymouth Airport has a control tower with services provided by Airways Corporation.
• Origin Pacific Airways used to operate Jetstream J31 and Metroliner aircraft to/from Auckland and to/from Nelson 6x weekly.
• The original airport opened in 1933 with the New Plymouth Airport Act.
• The airport is the 10th busiest airport in New Zealand with 32,791 aircraft movements in 2011.
• New Plymouth Airport (NPL) has 3 runways.

Facts about Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS):

• Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport handled 73,970 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport", another name for CZS is "Aeroporto Internacional de Cruzeiro do Sul".
• Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) currently has only 1 runway.
• It is operated by Infraero.
• The closest airport to Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) is FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL), which is located 135 miles (217 kilometers) WSW of CZS.
• Because of Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport's relatively low elevation of 637 feet, planes can take off or land at Cruzeiro do Sul 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.
• The furthest airport from Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) is Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS), which is nearly antipodal to Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (meaning Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cỏ Ống Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam.