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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH), North Bend, Oregon, United States and Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,942 miles (or 11,172 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 Kapiti Coast 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 Kapiti Coast 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):

• 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.
• Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH) has 2 runways.
• Southwest Oregon Regional Airport, formerly North Bend Municipal Airport, is a public airport in North Bend, Coos County, Oregon.
• 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 North Bend/Coos Bay Airport opened in 1932.The U.S.
• The closest airport to Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH) is Bandon State Airport (BDY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of OTH.
• 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 Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):

• Constructed by the Royal New Zealand Air Force in July 1939 using equipment from Whenuapai, Paraparaumu was made available as an "Emergency Airport" by the government.
• Originally government-owned, the Kapiti Coast Airport was the greater Wellington region's main airport until Wellington International Airport re-opened in 1959.
• New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority has recently approved the airport after identifying approach obstruction issues.
• Because of Kapiti Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kapiti Coast 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.
• Interest in providing commercial flights at Paraparaumu reignited because the Kapiti coast is one of New Zealand's fastest growing regional centres.
• In 1949 a Lockheed Lodestar from Whenuapai crashed into the Tararua Range.
• Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) has 3 runways.
• This re-development was spurred by interest from Air New Zealand to operate Q300 aircraft.
• The closest airport to Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of PPQ.
• The furthest airport from Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Kapiti Coast Airport (meaning Kapiti Coast Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.