Nonstop flight route between Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sharjah International Airport (SHJ), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and Dunedin International Airport (DUD), Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,619 miles (or 13,871 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 Sharjah International Airport and Dunedin International 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 Sharjah International Airport and Dunedin International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHJ / OMSJ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°19'45"N by 55°30'57"E | 
| Area Served: | Sharjah, UAE | 
| Operator/Owner: | Sharjah International Airport | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 116 feet (35 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SHJ | 
| More Information: | SHJ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUD / NZDN | 
| Airport Name: | Dunedin International Airport | 
| Location: | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°55'41"S by 170°11'53"E | 
| Area Served: | Dunedin | 
| Operator/Owner: | Dunedin City Council and the New Zealand Government (The Crown) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DUD | 
| More Information: | DUD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sharjah International Airport (SHJ):
- The closest airport to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) is Dubai International Airport (DXB), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of SHJ.
- Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sharjah International Airport handled 7,516,538 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,763 miles (18,931 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Sharjah International Airport is home base of the low-cost carrier Air Arabia.
- In addition to being known as "Sharjah International Airport", another name for SHJ is "مطار الشارقة الدولي".
- Because of Sharjah International Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharjah 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.
- Sharjah Airport is the second largest Middle East airfreight hub in cargo tonnage, according to official 2009 statistics from Airports Council International.
Facts about Dunedin International Airport (DUD):
- It has a single paved runway rated for aircraft up to the Boeing 767, with ILS in both directions.
- Dunedin International Airport (DUD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Dunedin International Airport Limited owns Momona Village, a small housing community adjacent to the airport.
- Because of Dunedin International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Dunedin 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 furthest airport from Dunedin International Airport (DUD) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Dunedin International Airport (meaning Dunedin International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,242 miles (19,702 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- The closest airport to Dunedin International Airport (DUD) is Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) NW of DUD.




