Nonstop flight route between Nyköping, Sweden and Christchurch, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO), Nyköping, Sweden and Christchurch International Airport (CHC), Christchurch, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,958 miles (or 17,635 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 Stockholm Skavsta Airport and Christchurch 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 Stockholm Skavsta Airport and Christchurch 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 Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO):

• Because of Stockholm Skavsta Airport's relatively low elevation of 140 feet, planes can take off or land at Stockholm Skavsta 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.
• Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Stockholm Skavsta Airport", another name for NYO is "Stockholm Skavsta flygplats".
• Stockholm Skavsta Airport, or Nyköping Airport is an international airport near Nyköping, Sweden, approximately 100 kilometres southwest of Stockholm.
• The closest airport to Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO) is Norrköping Airport (NRK), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WSW of NYO.
• Airport coaches of Flygbussarna depart hourly travelling directly between Stockholm Skavsta Airport and the City Terminal in Stockholm.
• Stockholm Skavsta Airport is the third largest airport in Sweden, with an ability to handle 2.5 million passengers annually.
• The furthest airport from Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,257 miles (18,116 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• An airbase during the Second World War, the airport was used as a military airport until 1980, when it was taken out of service.

Facts about Christchurch International Airport (CHC):

• The old domestic terminal has been completely demolished to make way for the new terminal.
• The closest airport to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) SW of CHC.
• There is also the option of off-airport car parking facilities such as Christchurch Park & Fly offering a low cost alternative to parking at the airport carparks.
• With the development of Antarctic scientific expeditions, since the 1950s Christchurch Airport has been the base for all Antarctic flights operated by the United States Navy, United States Air Force, Air National Guard and Royal New Zealand Air Force as part of Operation Deep Freeze.
• Christchurch International Airport handled 556,096 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Christchurch International Airport (meaning Christchurch International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
• Christchurch International Airport (CHC) has 3 runways.
• Because of Christchurch International Airport's relatively low elevation of 123 feet, planes can take off or land at Christchurch 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.
• In May 2013 the airport began kicking out travellers who tried to sleep at the airport overnight, saying they should find proper accommodation, but backed down after neighbours complained people were sleeping rough outdoors.The airport has direct flights to 18 domestic and 11 international destinations.