Nonstop flight route between Palmerston North, New Zealand and Midland/Bay City/Saginaw, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palmerston North Airport (PMR), Palmerston North, New Zealand and MBS International Airport (MBS), Midland/Bay City/Saginaw, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,498 miles (or 13,676 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 Palmerston North Airport and MBS 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 Palmerston North Airport and MBS International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMR / NZPM |
Airport Name: | Palmerston North Airport |
Location: | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°19'14"S by 175°37'0"E |
Operator/Owner: | Palmerston North Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 151 feet (46 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PMR |
More Information: | PMR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBS / KMBS |
Airport Name: | MBS International Airport |
Location: | Midland/Bay City/Saginaw, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°31'58"N by 84°4'46"W |
Area Served: | Saginaw, Michigan Midland, Michigan Bay City, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Bay County, Michigan, Midland, Michigan, Saginaw, Michigan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 668 feet (204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBS |
More Information: | MBS Maps & Info |
Facts about Palmerston North Airport (PMR):
- Palmerston North Airport (PMR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Palmerston North Airport (PMR) is Wanganui Airport (WAG), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NW of PMR.
- Palmerston North Airport handled 449,090 passengers last year.
- The first airfield on this site was created by the Milson Aerodrome Society in 1931, comprising a grass runway.
- The furthest airport from Palmerston North Airport (PMR) is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), which is nearly antipodal to Palmerston North Airport (meaning Palmerston North Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1]), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Madrid, Spain.
- Because of Palmerston North Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Palmerston North 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.
Facts about MBS International Airport (MBS):
- MBS International Airport (MBS) has 2 runways.
- DAL Global Services operates ground handling duties for Delta and Delta Connection at MBS.
- The 1980s and 1990s saw a lot of growth at MBS.
- Because of MBS International Airport's relatively low elevation of 668 feet, planes can take off or land at MBS 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.
- Delta Air Lines merged with Northwest Airlines.
- The furthest airport from MBS International Airport (MBS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,213 miles (18,046 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- 2006 enplanements were 200,150 boardings, a 6.33% drop from the previous year.
- The closest airport to MBS International Airport (MBS) is Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) W of MBS.