Nonstop flight route between Puerto Princesa City, Philippines and Stewart Island, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS), Puerto Princesa City, Philippines and Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), Stewart Island, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,949 miles (or 7,965 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 Puerto Princesa International Airport and Ryan's Creek Aerodrome, 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 Puerto Princesa International Airport and Ryan's Creek Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS):

• The closest airport to Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) is El Nido Airport (ENI), which is located 110 miles (178 kilometers) NNE of PPS.
• In addition to being known as "Puerto Princesa International Airport", another name for PPS is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Puerto Princesa".
• Because of Puerto Princesa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 71 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Princesa 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.
• Puerto Princesa International Airport handled 988,972 passengers last year.
• The Department of Transportation and Communications awarded the $82.9-million contract to a Kumho Industrial Co.
• The furthest airport from Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) is José Coleto Airport (JPR), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Princesa International Airport (meaning Puerto Princesa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from José Coleto Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil.
• Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS):

• In the mid-1980s Stewart Island Air Services changed its name to Southern Air Limited with Keith Smith, Joe Cave, Bill Haslett and Sam Nicol as shareholders.
• Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ryan's Creek Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 288 feet, planes can take off or land at Ryan's Creek Aerodrome 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 closest airport to Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) is Invercargill Airport (IVC), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of SZS.
• The airport is at an elevation of 288 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (meaning Ryan's Creek Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.