Nonstop flight route between Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand and Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand and Ozark Regional Airport (WMH), Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,914 miles (or 12,736 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 Ozark Regional 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 Ozark Regional 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: | WMH / KBPK |
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Location: | Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°22'8"N by 92°28'14"W |
Operator/Owner: | Baxter County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 928 feet (283 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WMH |
More Information: | WMH Maps & Info |
Facts about Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):
- In 1952 a DC-3 experienced engine failure when about to land on Runway 34, and ploughed into a house in Kohutuhutu Rd, Raumati Beach.
- The closest airport to Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of PPQ.
- 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.
- On 24 October 2011, Air Nelson, a subsidiary of Air New Zealand, commenced flights between Auckland and Paraparaumu.
- The Kapiti Aero Club is based at the airport, along with other private fliers and charter businesses.
- This re-development was spurred by interest from Air New Zealand to operate Q300 aircraft.
- Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority has recently approved the airport after identifying approach obstruction issues.
Facts about Ozark Regional Airport (WMH):
- In addition to being known as "Ozark Regional Airport", other names for WMH include "Baxter County Airport" and "BPK".
- Ozark Regional Airport (WMH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ozark Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 928 feet, planes can take off or land at Ozark Regional 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 Ozark Regional Airport (WMH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,875 miles (17,502 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Ozark Regional Airport (WMH) is Marion County Regional Airport (FLP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SW of WMH.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.