Nonstop flight route between Oviedo, Asturias, Spain and Napier, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asturias Airport (OVD), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain and Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE), Napier, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,116 miles (or 19,499 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 Asturias Airport and Hawke's Bay 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 Asturias Airport and Hawke's Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between OVD and NPE makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Asturias Airport and Hawke's Bay Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between OVD and NPE are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Oviedo, Asturias, Spain and Napier, New Zealand by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between OVD and NPE!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OVD / LEAS |
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Location: | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°33'48"N by 6°2'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 226 feet (69 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OVD |
More Information: | OVD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NPE / NZNR |
Airport Name: | Hawke's Bay Airport |
Location: | Napier, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°28'5"S by 176°52'18"E |
Area Served: | Hastings, New Zealand and Napier, New Zealand |
Operator/Owner: | Crown (50%) Napier City (26%) Hastings District (24%) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NPE |
More Information: | NPE Maps & Info |
Facts about Asturias Airport (OVD):
- Asturias Airport (OVD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Asturias airport is located in the parish of Santiago del Monte, municipality of Castrillón, 15 km from Avilés, 40 km from Gijón and 47 km from the regional capital, Oviedo.
- In addition to being known as "Asturias Airport", another name for OVD is "Aeropuerto de Asturias".
- The closest airport to Asturias Airport (OVD) is León Airport (LEN), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SSE of OVD.
- Because of Asturias Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Asturias 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 Asturias Airport (OVD) is Christchurch International Airport (CHC), which is nearly antipodal to Asturias Airport (meaning Asturias Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christchurch International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Christchurch, New Zealand.
- In 1980, the airport underwent its first major expansion in preparation for the 1982 football World Cup in Spain.
Facts about Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE):
- Hawke's Bay Airport handled 451,128 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) is Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NW of NPE.
- Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) has 3 runways.
- Due to booming tourism and commerce in Napier and Hastings extensions to the northern and southern ends of the main runway at Hawkes Bay Airport have just been completed, which provides a total of 1750 metres ( sufficient to accommodate 737-300, B737-800 and A320 aircraft operated by Air New Zealand & Jetstar on domestic operations.
- Because of Hawke's Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Hawke's Bay 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 Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) is Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), which is nearly antipodal to Hawke's Bay Airport (meaning Hawke's Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ciudad Real Central Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Ciudad Real, Spain.