Nonstop flight route between Norwich, England, United Kingdom and Gisborne, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Norwich International Airport (NWI), Norwich, England, United Kingdom and Gisborne Airport (GIS), Gisborne, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,456 miles (or 18,436 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 Norwich International Airport and Gisborne 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 Norwich International Airport and Gisborne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Norwich International Airport (NWI):

• The closest airport to Norwich International Airport (NWI) is Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of NWI.
• The furthest airport from Norwich International Airport (NWI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,816 miles (19,015 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Norwich Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
• Because of Norwich International Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Norwich 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.
• On 25 October 1974 a Cessna 310 dived into the ground while on final approach, killing the pilot.
• In March 2004, the City and County Councils sold 80.1% of Norwich Airport Ltd to Omniport whilst retaining the remaining 19.9%.
• Norwich International Airport (NWI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The RAF left Horsham on 24 March 1967.
• Norwich International Airport handled 463,401 passengers last year.

Facts about Gisborne Airport (GIS):

• Because of Gisborne Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gisborne 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.
• On 16 December 2004, Gisborne District Council voted to let Eastland Group manage the airport and lease the assets from 1 April 2005.
• The furthest airport from Gisborne Airport (GIS) is Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC), which is nearly antipodal to Gisborne Airport (meaning Gisborne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Alicante-Elche Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Alicante, Spain.
• The closest airport to Gisborne Airport (GIS) is Whakatane Airport (WHK), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) NW of GIS.
• Gisborne Airport (GIS) has 4 runways.
• Eastland Group pay's Gisborne District Council an annual rental fee indexed to passenger numbers and is accountable for all capital investment.