Nonstop flight route between Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand and Brochet, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand and Brochet Airport (YBT), Brochet, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,328 miles (or 13,402 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 Brochet 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 Brochet 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: | YBT / CYBT |
Airport Name: | Brochet Airport |
Location: | Brochet, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°53'21"N by 101°40'45"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1131 feet (345 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YBT |
More Information: | YBT Maps & Info |
Facts about Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):
- 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.
- 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.
- New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority has recently approved the airport after identifying approach obstruction issues.
- 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.
- In early 2007, the airport was sold by its first private owners to property developer Noel Robinson for NZ$40 million.
Facts about Brochet Airport (YBT):
- The furthest airport from Brochet Airport (YBT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,067 miles (16,200 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Brochet Airport (YBT) is Lac Brochet Airport (XLB), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) N of YBT.
- Brochet Airport (YBT) currently has only 1 runway.