Nonstop flight route between Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Kerikeri, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Louisville International Airport (SDF), Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Kerikeri Airport (KKE), Kerikeri, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,165 miles (or 13,140 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 Louisville International Airport and Kerikeri 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 Louisville International Airport and Kerikeri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDF / KSDF |
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Location: | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'27"N by 85°44'11"W |
Area Served: | Louisville, Kentucky |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 501 feet (153 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDF |
More Information: | SDF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKE / NZKK |
Airport Name: | Kerikeri Airport |
Location: | Kerikeri, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°15'46"S by 173°54'42"E |
Elevation: | 492 feet (150 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKE |
More Information: | KKE Maps & Info |
Facts about Louisville International Airport (SDF):
- Louisville International Airport (SDF) has 3 runways.
- Louisville International Airport handled 3,349,162 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,239 miles (18,088 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Louisville International Airport is a public and military use public airport centrally located in the city of Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky, US.
- The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 45 weekday departures on Eastern Airlines, 19 American, 9 TWA, 4 Piedmont and 2 Ozark.
- The closest airport to Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Bowman Field (LOU), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SDF.
- Because of Louisville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 501 feet, planes can take off or land at Louisville 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.
- The 1980s brought plans for a new terminal, the Louisville Airport Improvement plan.
- In addition to being known as "Louisville International Airport", another name for SDF is "Standiford Field".
Facts about Kerikeri Airport (KKE):
- These distances are within the range of many light aircraft when fitted with long range tanks, while the direct distance without using Norfolk Island as a stepping stone is usually beyond their capabilities.
- The furthest airport from Kerikeri Airport (KKE) is Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), which is nearly antipodal to Kerikeri Airport (meaning Kerikeri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport), and is located 12,403 miles (19,961 kilometers) away in Tangier, Morocco.
- Kerikeri Airport (KKE) has 3 runways.
- Because of Kerikeri Airport's relatively low elevation of 492 feet, planes can take off or land at Kerikeri 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.
- The closest airport to Kerikeri Airport (KKE) is Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSW of KKE.
- The airport was initially a grass airstrip created in the early 1930s.