Nonstop flight route between Rotorua, New Zealand and Kermanshah, Iran:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rotorua International Airport (ROT), Rotorua, New Zealand and Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH), Kermanshah, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,627 miles (or 15,492 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 Rotorua International Airport and Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani 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 Rotorua International Airport and Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rotorua International Airport (ROT):

• The furthest airport from Rotorua International Airport (ROT) is Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), which is nearly antipodal to Rotorua International Airport (meaning Rotorua International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ciudad Real Central Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Ciudad Real, Spain.
• The conversion of Rotorua Airport to an international airport has encountered both strong opposition and support from locals.
• The airport is located around 9.17 kilometres northeast of Rotorua on Te Ngae Road.
• Because of Rotorua International Airport's relatively low elevation of 936 feet, planes can take off or land at Rotorua 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.
• Today it has more frequent operations, being by Air New Zealand and its regional subsidiaries.
• Rotorua International Airport handled 227,578 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Rotorua International Airport (ROT) is Tauranga Airport (TRG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NNW of ROT.
• Rotorua International Airport (ROT) has 2 runways.

Facts about Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH):

• Because of Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport's high elevation of 4,301 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KSH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KSH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH) is Hamadan Airport (HDM), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) ENE of KSH.
• Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.