Nonstop flight route between Portimão, Algarve, Portugal and Takaka, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portimão Airport (PRM), Portimão, Algarve, Portugal and Takaka Aerodrome (KTF), Takaka, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,167 miles (or 19,581 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 Portimão Airport and Takaka 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 Portimão Airport and Takaka Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between PRM and KTF makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Portimão Airport and Takaka Aerodrome would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between PRM and KTF are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Portimão, Algarve, Portugal and Takaka, New Zealand by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between PRM and KTF!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRM / LPPM |
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Location: | Portimão, Algarve, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°8'51"N by 8°34'46"W |
Area Served: | Portimão |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PRM |
More Information: | PRM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTF / NZTK |
Airport Name: | Takaka Aerodrome |
Location: | Takaka, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°54'13"S by 172°48'19"E |
Operator/Owner: | Takaka Aerodrome Management Committee |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTF |
More Information: | KTF Maps & Info |
Facts about Portimão Airport (PRM):
- In addition to being known as "Portimão Airport", another name for PRM is "Aeródromo Municipal de Portimão".
- The furthest airport from Portimão Airport (PRM) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is nearly antipodal to Portimão Airport (meaning Portimão Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dargaville Aerodrome), and is located 12,276 miles (19,756 kilometers) away in Dargaville, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Portimão Airport (PRM) is Faro International Airport (FAO), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of PRM.
- Portimão Airport (PRM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Portimão Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Portimão 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.
Facts about Takaka Aerodrome (KTF):
- Because of Takaka Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Takaka 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.
- Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) is Vila Real Airport (VRL), which is nearly antipodal to Takaka Aerodrome (meaning Takaka Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Vila Real Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Vila Real, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) is Motueka Aerodrome (MZP), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSE of KTF.