Nonstop flight route between Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand and Fort Worth, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oamaru Airport (OAM), Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand and Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW), Fort Worth, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,844 miles (or 12,624 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 Oamaru Airport and Fort Worth Meacham Int'l 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 Oamaru Airport and Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAM / NZOU |
Airport Name: | Oamaru Airport |
Location: | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°58'11"S by 171°4'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | Waitaki District Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 99 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from OAM |
More Information: | OAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FTW / KFTW |
Airport Name: | Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport |
Location: | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°49'11"N by 97°21'44"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Fort Worth |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 710 feet (216 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FTW |
More Information: | FTW Maps & Info |
Facts about Oamaru Airport (OAM):
- The closest airport to Oamaru Airport (OAM) is Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of OAM.
- The North Otago Aero Club has been operating from the Oamaru Airport since 1956, and offers charter flights to Dunedin, Christchurch and Queenstown International Airports.
- On 10 December 1960 South Pacific Airlines of New Zealand commenced a Douglas DC-3 service linking Oamaru north to Timaru and Christchurch and south to Alexandra and Invercargill.
- Oamaru Airport (OAM) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Oamaru Airport (OAM) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Oamaru Airport (meaning Oamaru Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,825 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- When scheduled services resumed in 2006 and the first BAe Jetstream 32EP arrived from Christchurch a crowd of approximately 500 people were present to view its landing.
- Because of Oamaru Airport's relatively low elevation of 99 feet, planes can take off or land at Oamaru 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.
Facts about Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW):
- The furthest airport from Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,944 miles (17,613 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW) has 3 runways.
- Fort Worth Meacham International Airport is a general aviation airport in Fort Worth, Texas similar to Addison Airport on the Dallas side of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
- Because of Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport's relatively low elevation of 710 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Worth Meacham Int'l 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 Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW) is Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SW of FTW.
- Several companies operate aircraft services at the airport, including a division of the U.S.
- Meacham Airport was purchased by the city of Fort Worth on July 3, 1925, named Fort Worth Municipal Airport.