Nonstop flight route between New Plymouth, New Zealand and Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan:
Departure Airport:
(39°0'30"S by 174°10'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°54'33"N by 70°53'47"E)
Distance from NPL to DSK:
8,219.61 miles (13,228.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between New Plymouth Airport (NPL), New Plymouth, New Zealand and Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK), Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,220 miles (or 13,228 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 Dera Ismail Khan 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 Dera Ismail Khan 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: | DSK / OPDI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°54'33"N by 70°53'47"E |
| Area Served: | Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 594 feet (181 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DSK |
| More Information: | DSK Maps & Info |
Facts about New Plymouth Airport (NPL):
- New Plymouth Airport serves the city of New Plymouth, and the surrounding region of Taranaki.
- 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.
- New Plymouth Airport has a control tower with services provided by Airways Corporation.
- 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.
- 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 original airport opened in 1933 with the New Plymouth Airport Act.
Facts about Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK):
- Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Dera Ismail Khan Airport", another name for DSK is "RYK".
- The furthest airport from Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Dera Ismail Khan Airport (meaning Dera Ismail Khan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,108 miles (19,487 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK) is PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) NE of DSK.
- Because of Dera Ismail Khan Airport's relatively low elevation of 594 feet, planes can take off or land at Dera Ismail Khan 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 | 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 | 59.96 miles (96.49 km) NE | PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) | Mianwali, Pakistan | |
| 2 | 76.57 miles (123.23 km) NNW | Bannu Airport (BNP) | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | |
| 3 | 92.48 miles (148.83 km) WSW | Zhob Airport (PZH) | Zhob, Pakistan | |
| 4 | 112.73 miles (181.42 km) NNW | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 121.86 miles (196.11 km) SSE | Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX) | Multan, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 129.03 miles (207.66 km) ESE | فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ (LYP) | Faisalabad, Pakistan | |
| 7 | 136.80 miles (220.15 km) S | Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport (DEA) | Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 148.43 miles (238.88 km) NNE | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 153.01 miles (246.24 km) NW | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 163.74 miles (263.52 km) NW | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 173.61 miles (279.40 km) N | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 174.04 miles (280.09 km) NE | Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) | Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |
| 13 | 182.76 miles (294.12 km) NW | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 14 | 183.57 miles (295.42 km) SSE | Bahawalpur Airport (BHV) | Bahawalpur, Pakistan | |
| 15 | 205.03 miles (329.96 km) NE | Abbottabad Airport (AAW) | Abbottabad, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,108.43 miles (19,486.58 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,748.48 miles (17,297.95 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,465.25 miles (16,842.15 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,461.99 miles (16,836.90 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,402.00 miles (16,740.35 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,384.60 miles (16,712.35 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,377.51 miles (16,700.94 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,376.10 miles (16,698.67 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,365.80 miles (16,682.10 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,363.34 miles (16,678.14 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,356.91 miles (16,667.79 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,353.59 miles (16,662.44 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,352.73 miles (16,661.07 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,342.16 miles (16,644.05 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,327.31 miles (16,620.16 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |