Nonstop flight route between Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Mangere, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB), Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Auckland Airport (AKL), Mangere, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,710 miles (or 14,017 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 Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport and Auckland 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 Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport and Auckland Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB):

• Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Robert L. Bradshaw 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 closest airport to Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) is Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SE of SKB.
• In 2008, the airport handled 399,706 passengers.
• The furthest airport from Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) is Port Hedland International Airport (PHE), which is nearly antipodal to Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (meaning Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Hedland International Airport), and is located 12,207 miles (19,646 kilometers) away in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Auckland Airport (AKL):

• On 8 July 2010, AIAL announced it had entered into an agreement to take a 24.99% shareholding in Queenstown Airport Corporation Limited, the operator of Queenstown Airport, and form a strategic alliance between the two airports.
• In 2013, the domestic terminal will undergo a series of upgrades costing a total of $30 million.
• Auckland Airport handled 14,829,393 passengers last year.
• Auckland Airport is the largest and busiest airport in New Zealand with 14,829,393 passengers in the year ended November 2013.
• The airport is the fourth busiest in Australasia after Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane airports.
• Auckland Airport (AKL) has 2 runways.
• The Government was AIAL’s majority shareholder, the rest being held by the local councils.
• Because of Auckland Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Auckland 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.
• Construction for Stage One started in November 2007.
• Auckland Airport decided that rather than building a new sub-top level to stream arriving passengers, they would build a new departures floor for passengers to "drop down" into the existing gate lounges on the first floor, which would be closed off from a central arrivals corridor by glass.
• The closest airport to Auckland Airport (AKL) is Ardmore Airport (AMZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of AKL.
• The furthest airport from Auckland Airport (AKL) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is nearly antipodal to Auckland Airport (meaning Auckland Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Málaga Airport), and is located 12,391 miles (19,942 kilometers) away in Málaga, Spain.