Nonstop flight route between SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States and Kaitaia, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States and Kaitaia Airport (KAT), Kaitaia, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,952 miles (or 11,188 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 Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Kaitaia 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 Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Kaitaia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEA / KSEA |
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Location: | SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°26'56"N by 122°18'33"W |
Area Served: | Seattle; Tacoma, Washington, US |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 433 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEA |
More Information: | SEA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAT / NZKT |
Airport Name: | Kaitaia Airport |
Location: | Kaitaia, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°4'12"S by 173°17'7"E |
Operator/Owner: | Far North Holdings Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 270 feet (82 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KAT |
More Information: | KAT Maps & Info |
Facts about Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA):
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport handled 34,776,666 passengers last year.
- The Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, also known as Sea–Tac Airport or Sea–Tac /ˈsiːtæk/, is an American airport.
- A new control tower was built beginning in 2001 and opened November 2004, at a cost of $26 million.
- Seattle's Central Link light-rail line serves the airport at the SeaTac/Airport Station, which opened on December 19, 2009.
- Starting in the late 1980s, the Port of Seattle and a council representing local county governments considered the future of air traffic in the region and predicted that airport could reach capacity by 2000.
- In addition to being known as "Seattle–Tacoma International Airport", another name for SEA is "Sea–Tac Airport".
- The furthest airport from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SEA.
- Because of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Seattle–Tacoma 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 two-story North Concourse added four new gate positions and a new wing 600 feet long and 30 feet wide.
Facts about Kaitaia Airport (KAT):
- Because of Kaitaia Airport's relatively low elevation of 270 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaitaia 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.
- Kaitaia Airport (KAT) has 2 runways.
- 852 km to the North West of Kaitaia is Norfolk Island Airport from which it is 754 km to Noumea in New Caledonia, or 900 km to Lord Howe Island which can be used as a stepping stone to the Australian mainland.
- The furthest airport from Kaitaia Airport (KAT) is Kenitra Air Base (NNA), which is nearly antipodal to Kaitaia Airport (meaning Kaitaia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kenitra Air Base), and is located 12,383 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Kenitra, Morocco.
- The closest airport to Kaitaia Airport (KAT) is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) ESE of KAT.