Nonstop flight route between North Bend, Oregon, United States and Christchurch, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH), North Bend, Oregon, United States and Christchurch International Airport (CHC), Christchurch, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,159 miles (or 11,522 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 Southwest Oregon Regional 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 Southwest Oregon Regional 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 Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH):

• The Coos County Airport District was formed by general election on December 4, 2002 with ownership and management of the Airport transferred to the District in December 2003.
• The closest airport to Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH) is Bandon State Airport (BDY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of OTH.
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• Because of Southwest Oregon Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Oregon Regional 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 is seeing more private jets carrying golfers to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, a 20 minute drive from the airport.
• Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,073 miles (17,821 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.

Facts about Christchurch International Airport (CHC):

• As the gateway for Christchurch and the South Island, Christchurch International Airport is New Zealand’s second largest airport.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) SW of CHC.
• Since the closure of Wigram Air Force Base, the Royal New Zealand Air Force always flies to Christchurch International Airport when required to visit the city.
• Christchurch International Airport (CHC) has 3 runways.
• Due to increasing passenger numbers, the airport has completed construction on a new Domestic terminal upgrade costing $237 million.
• 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.
• Christchurch Airport consists of a single terminal which caters for both domestic and international flights.
• Christchurch International Airport handled 556,096 passengers last year.