Nonstop flight route between Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand and Nyagan, Tyumen Oblast, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand and Nyagan Airport (NYA), Nyagan, Tyumen Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,266 miles (or 14,912 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 Nyagan 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 Nyagan 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: | NYA / USHN |
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Location: | Nyagan, Tyumen Oblast, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°6'35"N by 65°36'53"E |
Area Served: | Nyagan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 361 feet (110 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NYA |
More Information: | NYA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):
- Originally government-owned, the Kapiti Coast Airport was the greater Wellington region's main airport until Wellington International Airport re-opened in 1959.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of PPQ.
- 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.
- As recently as 1992, alternate sites for a new airport for Wellington were investigated, including Paraparaumu, but a decision was made to upgrade Wellington Airport's existing site.
- This re-development was spurred by interest from Air New Zealand to operate Q300 aircraft.
- On 17 February 2008, above an adjacent hardware store, Placemakers, there was a triple-fatality mid-air collision between a Cessna 152 and a helicopter, both of which plummeted from approximately 1500 ft, the helicopter into the store and the plane into a nearby street.
- New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority has recently approved the airport after identifying approach obstruction issues.
- Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) has 3 runways.
Facts about Nyagan Airport (NYA):
- The furthest airport from Nyagan Airport (NYA) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 10,744 miles (17,291 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
- The closest airport to Nyagan Airport (NYA) is Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) SW of NYA.
- In addition to being known as "Nyagan Airport", another name for NYA is "Аэропорт Нягань".
- Nyagan Airport (NYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Nyagan Airport's relatively low elevation of 361 feet, planes can take off or land at Nyagan 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.