Nonstop flight route between Nelson, New Zealand and Chittagong, Bangladesh:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN), Nelson, New Zealand and Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP), Chittagong, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,798 miles (or 10,941 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 Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū and Shah Amanat 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 Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū and Shah Amanat International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN):

• The furthest airport from Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) is Bragança Airport (BGC), which is nearly antipodal to Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (meaning Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bragança Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Bragança, Portugal.
• Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū handled 776,448 passengers last year.
• The airport has a single terminal building with 9 tarmac gates.
• Sounds Air offer a number of scenic and charter flight services out of Nelson.
• Because of Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū 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.
• On 17 September 2013, the idea for a potential Auckland, Nelson and Queenstown air link was raised with Air New Zealand's chief executive.
• Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) is Motueka Aerodrome (MZP), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NW of NSN.
• Construction of Nelson Airport commenced in 1937.

Facts about Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP):

• From the airport, the 4th CCG C-46's flew supplies and ammunition which were air-dropped to the advancing Allied forces on the ground.
• The closest airport to Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) is Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) S of CGP.
• Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport's air traffic control tower is 50 meters west of the airport terminal.
• Because of Shah Amanat International Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Shah Amanat 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 airport can be easily accessed by car or taxi thorough the city's Agrabad area.
• The airport also has a 29,063 square feet cargo terminal.
• The furthest airport from Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,456 miles (18,437 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• In addition to being known as "Shah Amanat International Airport", other names for CGP include "শাহ আমানত আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Śhā Amānat Antarjātik Bimānabandar".