Nonstop flight route between New Plymouth, New Zealand and St. Joseph, Missouri, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from NPL to STJ:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- NPL Airport Information
- STJ Airport Information
- Facts about NPL
- Facts about STJ
- Map of Nearest Airports to NPL
- List of Nearest Airports to NPL
- Map of Furthest Airports from NPL
- List of Furthest Airports from NPL
- Map of Nearest Airports to STJ
- List of Nearest Airports to STJ
- Map of Furthest Airports from STJ
- List of Furthest Airports from STJ
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between New Plymouth Airport (NPL), New Plymouth, New Zealand and Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ), St. Joseph, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,900 miles (or 12,714 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 Rosecrans Memorial 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 Rosecrans Memorial 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: | STJ / KSTJ |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | St. Joseph, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°46'18"N by 94°54'34"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of St. Joseph |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 826 feet (252 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from STJ |
More Information: | STJ Maps & Info |
Facts about New Plymouth Airport (NPL):
- New Plymouth Airport handled 332,178 passengers last year.
- 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 closest airport to New Plymouth Airport (NPL) is Wanganui Airport (WAG), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SE of NPL.
- New Plymouth Airport (NPL) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- The original airport opened in 1933 with the New Plymouth Airport Act.
- New Plymouth Aero Club and its Air New Plymouth charter service are based at the airport, which carries out charter work and air ambulance services as well as providing a well recognised flight training facility.
- The terminal is equipped with two check-in desks for Air New Zealand subsidiary carriers, rental car outlets, flight arrival and departure monitors, public toilets, a cafe, and a Koru Regional Lounge.
Facts about Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ):
- Rosecrans Memorial Airport is located on a field that was once referred to as the French Bottoms.
- In addition to being known as "Rosecrans Memorial Airport", another name for STJ is "Rosecrans Army Airfield".
- Because of Rosecrans Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 826 feet, planes can take off or land at Rosecrans Memorial 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.
- Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,738 miles (17,281 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport is one of two bases for the Missouri Air National Guard and also serves general aviation.
- Construction during the next twenty years included a main hangar building, a flight office building, an emergency generator building, a center taxiway, and a runway.
- The mission of the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center is to increase the warfighting effectiveness and survivability of all USAF air mobility forces.
- The closest airport to Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) is Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of STJ.