Nonstop flight route between Rotorua, New Zealand and Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States:
Departure Airport:

Arrival Airport:

Distance from ROT to LWM:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- ROT Airport Information
- LWM Airport Information
- Facts about ROT
- Facts about LWM
- Map of Nearest Airports to ROT
- List of Nearest Airports to ROT
- Map of Furthest Airports from ROT
- List of Furthest Airports from ROT
- Map of Nearest Airports to LWM
- List of Nearest Airports to LWM
- Map of Furthest Airports from LWM
- List of Furthest Airports from LWM
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rotorua International Airport (ROT), Rotorua, New Zealand and Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM), Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,970 miles (or 14,436 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 Lawrence Municipal 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 Lawrence Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROT / NZRO |
Airport Name: | Rotorua International Airport |
Location: | Rotorua, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°6'33"S by 176°19'1"E |
Area Served: | Rotorua and inland Bay of Plenty |
Operator/Owner: | Rotorua International Airport Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 936 feet (285 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROT |
More Information: | ROT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWM / KLWM |
Airport Name: | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
Location: | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°43'1"N by 71°7'23"W |
Area Served: | Lawrence, Massachusetts |
Operator/Owner: | City of Lawrence |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 148 feet (45 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWM |
More Information: | LWM Maps & Info |
Facts about Rotorua International Airport (ROT):
- The conversion of Rotorua Airport to an international airport has encountered both strong opposition and support from locals.
- 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.
- 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.
- Construction began in 2008.
- 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.
Facts about Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM):
- The furthest airport from Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,743 miles (18,898 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM) is Beverly Municipal Airport (BVY), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SE of LWM.
- Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM) has 2 runways.
- Because of Lawrence Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawrence Municipal 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.