Nonstop flight route between Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand and Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire:
Departure Airport:
(40°54'16"S by 174°59'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°1'1"N by 2°45'42"W)
Distance from PPQ to BDK:
10,160.29 miles (16,351.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand and Soko Airport (BDK), Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,160 miles (or 16,351 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 Kapiti Coast Airport and Soko 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 Kapiti Coast Airport and Soko Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPQ / NZPP |
| Airport Name: | Kapiti Coast Airport |
| Location: | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°54'16"S by 174°59'21"E |
| Airport Type: | Attended, Uncontrolled, Certificated Aerodrome |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PPQ |
| More Information: | PPQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDK / DIBU |
| Airport Name: | Soko Airport |
| Location: | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°1'1"N by 2°45'42"W |
| Area Served: | Bondoukou |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1247 feet (380 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BDK |
| More Information: | BDK Maps & Info |
Facts about Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):
- Interest in providing commercial flights at Paraparaumu reignited because the Kapiti coast is one of New Zealand's fastest growing regional centres.
- On 6 November 1970, Douglas C-47B ZK-AXS of the Ministry of Transport was damaged beyond economic repair during a downwind simulated takeoff, when the undercarriage collapsed.
- Paraparaumu was judged unsuitable for international operations in the 1950s due to Kapiti Island to the near west and the Tararua Ranges barely a mile east infringing the take-off and landing flightpaths.
- 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.
- In 1949 a Lockheed Lodestar from Whenuapai crashed into the Tararua Range.
- The closest airport to Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of PPQ.
- Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) has 3 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Soko Airport (BDK):
- The furthest airport from Soko Airport (BDK) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Soko Airport (meaning Soko Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,298 miles (19,792 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- The closest airport to Soko Airport (BDK) is Sunyani Airport (NYI), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SSE of BDK.
- Soko Airport (BDK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.72 miles (49.44 km) SSW | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 33.97 miles (54.67 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 52.09 miles (83.83 km) NE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 65.15 miles (104.85 km) N | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 71.97 miles (115.82 km) SW | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 95.99 miles (154.47 km) WSW | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 105.11 miles (169.16 km) W | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 114.04 miles (183.53 km) W | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 127.11 miles (204.57 km) SW | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 137.85 miles (221.85 km) NNW | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 140.43 miles (226.00 km) NE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 160.48 miles (258.26 km) NNE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 185.98 miles (299.31 km) WSW | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 205.71 miles (331.06 km) NNE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 210.70 miles (339.10 km) N | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,410.95 miles (19,973.45 km) E | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,380.82 miles (19,924.94 km) N | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,355.17 miles (19,883.66 km) WNW | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,350.11 miles (19,875.53 km) WNW | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,326.97 miles (19,838.29 km) NE | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,315.78 miles (19,820.28 km) NNE | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,313.18 miles (19,816.10 km) NW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 8 | 12,299.90 miles (19,794.73 km) ENE | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 9 | 12,293.41 miles (19,784.28 km) E | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 10 | 12,284.90 miles (19,770.58 km) NNW | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 11 | 12,267.81 miles (19,743.07 km) NE | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,261.24 miles (19,732.50 km) NW | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,256.52 miles (19,724.90 km) NW | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,252.28 miles (19,718.09 km) ENE | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 15 | 12,252.17 miles (19,717.91 km) NNW | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.15 miles (87.14 km) SSE | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 2 | 87.55 miles (140.89 km) NNW | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 120.60 miles (194.09 km) SE | Kumasi Airport (KMS) | Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 4 | 157.78 miles (253.93 km) W | Katiola Airport (KTC) | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 5 | 159.38 miles (256.49 km) W | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 159.61 miles (256.86 km) SW | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 165.75 miles (266.74 km) N | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 167.71 miles (269.91 km) NE | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 9 | 181.88 miles (292.70 km) S | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 194.27 miles (312.64 km) WSW | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 199.17 miles (320.53 km) WNW | Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK) | Ferkessédougou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 205.22 miles (330.27 km) N | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 206.48 miles (332.30 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 213.05 miles (342.87 km) WNW | Korhogo Airport (HGO) | Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 218.06 miles (350.94 km) NNE | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,298.38 miles (19,792.27 km) WSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,062.43 miles (19,412.54 km) S | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,968.73 miles (19,261.76 km) S | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,897.97 miles (19,147.89 km) SW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 5 | 11,862.38 miles (19,090.60 km) SW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 6 | 11,836.03 miles (19,048.20 km) SSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 7 | 11,832.45 miles (19,042.44 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 11,818.15 miles (19,019.42 km) SSE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,803.78 miles (18,996.29 km) SSE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,775.70 miles (18,951.10 km) SSW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,769.58 miles (18,941.25 km) S | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,763.82 miles (18,931.99 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,759.25 miles (18,924.63 km) S | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,738.39 miles (18,891.07 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,728.86 miles (18,875.73 km) SSE | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |