Nonstop flight route between Miami, Florida, United States and New Plymouth, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF), Miami, Florida, United States and New Plymouth Airport (NPL), New Plymouth, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,121 miles (or 13,069 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 Opa-locka Executive Airport and New Plymouth 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 Opa-locka Executive Airport and New Plymouth Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF):

• The closest airport to Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) is North Perry Airport (HWO), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNE of OPF.
• Because of Opa-locka Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Opa-locka Executive 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 furthest airport from Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss retired from aircraft development and manufacturing in the 1920s and became a real estate developer in Florida.
• The airport is served by several cargo and charter airlines who use the U.
• Fire protection is provided by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department Station 25.
• In 1928 Curtiss made a separate donation of land two miles south of Opa-locka for Miami's first Municipal Airport.
• Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) has 3 runways.

Facts about New Plymouth Airport (NPL):

• 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.
• New Plymouth Airport handled 332,178 passengers last year.
• The airport is the 10th busiest airport in New Zealand with 32,791 aircraft movements in 2011.
• 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 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 closest airport to New Plymouth Airport (NPL) is Wanganui Airport (WAG), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SE of NPL.
• 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.
• New Plymouth Airport (NPL) has 3 runways.