Nonstop flight route between Oxford, Connecticut, United States and Great Barrier Island, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC), Oxford, Connecticut, United States and Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), Great Barrier Island, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,825 miles (or 14,203 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 Waterbury-Oxford Airport and Great Barrier Aerodrome, 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 Waterbury-Oxford Airport and Great Barrier Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OXC / KOXC | 
| Airport Name: | Waterbury-Oxford Airport | 
| Location: | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°28'42"N by 73°8'7"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 726 feet (221 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from OXC | 
| More Information: | OXC Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBZ / NZGB | 
| Airport Name: | Great Barrier Aerodrome | 
| Location: | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'29"S by 175°28'18"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Auckland Council | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GBZ | 
| More Information: | GBZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC):
- Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport authority has confirmed that they will continue to renovate the airport according to the Airport Master Plan.
- Because of Waterbury-Oxford Airport's relatively low elevation of 726 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterbury-Oxford 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.
- A small experimental aircraft crashed while landing.
- The closest airport to Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) is Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WSW of OXC.
- In 2009, taxiway Echo was extended to connect to taxiway Alpha.
- The furthest airport from Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ):
- Because of Great Barrier Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Great Barrier Aerodrome 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 Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) is Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of GBZ.
- Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is nearly antipodal to Great Barrier Aerodrome (meaning Great Barrier Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Málaga Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,967 kilometers) away in Málaga, Spain.




