Nonstop flight route between Rukumkot, Nepal and Nelson, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK), Rukumkot, Nepal and Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN), Nelson, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,541 miles (or 12,137 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 Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport and Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū, 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 Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport and Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RUK / VNRK | 
| Airport Name: | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport | 
| Location: | Rukumkot, Nepal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°37'37"N by 82°11'39"E | 
| Area Served: | Rukumkot, Nepal | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2500 feet (762 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RUK | 
| More Information: | RUK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NSN / NZNS | 
| Airport Name: | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū | 
| Location: | Nelson, New Zealand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°17'53"S by 173°13'15"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Nelson Airport Limited | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NSN | 
| More Information: | NSN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK):
- The furthest airport from Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,721 miles (18,862 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - The closest airport to Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) is Jumla Airport (JUM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of RUK.
 
Facts about Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN):
- The furthest airport from Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) is Bragança Airport (BGC), which is nearly antipodal to Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (meaning Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bragança Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Bragança, Portugal.
 - The closest airport to Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) is Motueka Aerodrome (MZP), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NW of NSN.
 - Sounds Air offer a number of scenic and charter flight services out of Nelson.
 - Because of Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū 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.
 - Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) has 4 runways.
 - The airport has a single terminal building with 9 tarmac gates.
 - Air New Zealand operate daily up to ten flights to Auckland, thirteen flights to Wellington, Two flights to Palmerston North and seven flights to Christchurch.
 - Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū handled 776,448 passengers last year.
 
