Nonstop flight route between Shreveport, Louisiana, United States and Tauranga, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV), Shreveport, Louisiana, United States and Tauranga Airport (TRG), Tauranga, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,540 miles (or 12,134 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 Shreveport Regional Airport and Tauranga 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 Shreveport Regional Airport and Tauranga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV):

• Shreveport Regional Airport was awarded the "2009 Louisiana Airport of the Year." It is Shreveport's third time winning the award.
• Public transportation is also available through SPORTRAN, Shreveport-Bossier's extensive public bus system.
• Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) has 2 runways.
• Requests can be made to film at the Shreveport Regional Airport.
• The furthest airport from Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,883 miles (17,514 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Shreveport Regional Airport handled 582,803 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) is Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of SHV.
• Because of Shreveport Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 258 feet, planes can take off or land at Shreveport Regional 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 Shreveport Regional Airport has many options for transportation to and from the airport.

Facts about Tauranga Airport (TRG):

• Tauranga Airport (TRG) has 4 runways.
• Tauranga airport is the fifth busiest airport in New Zealand in terms of aircraft movements, with 86,935 movements during 2010.
• Palmerston North Airport, Air New Zealand Link and Tauranga Airport are in discussions to commence flights between Tauranga and Palmerston North
• The furthest airport from Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is nearly antipodal to Tauranga Airport (meaning Tauranga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Granada Airport), and is located 12,403 miles (19,961 kilometers) away in Granada, Spain.
• In 2006 a study into the feasibility of a new airport at Paengaroa or Payes Pa was produced, but Tauranga Airport is yet to reach full operational capacity.
• Because of Tauranga Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Tauranga 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.
• Tauranga Airport is the current location for the Sportavex biennial fly-in and airshow.
• The closest airport to Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of TRG.