Nonstop flight route between Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(45°55'41"S by 170°11'53"E)
Distance from SPN to DUD:
4,485.97 miles (7,219.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Dunedin International Airport (DUD), Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,486 miles (or 7,219 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 Saipan 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 Saipan 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: | SPN / PGSN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPN |
| More Information: | SPN 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 Saipan International Airport (SPN):
- The furthest airport from Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Saipan International Airport (meaning Saipan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,125 miles (19,514 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Tinian International Airport (TIQ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of SPN.
- In addition to being known as "Saipan International Airport", other names for SPN include "Francisco C. Ada Airport" and "GSN".
- Japanese tourists began visiting Saipan in large numbers during the 1970s.
- Saipan International Airport (SPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- With the end of the war the wing's four bomb groups were all returned to the United States, with their B-29s either being flown to Clark Air Base in the Philippines for scrapping, or were flown to storage facilities in Texas or Arizona.
- Because of Saipan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Saipan 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.
- Once in American hands, Isely Field was expanded considerably to support Twentieth Air Force B-29 Superfortress operations.
- A Star Marianas plane crashed during takeoff on November 17, 2012 on its return from Tinian.
Facts about Dunedin International Airport (DUD):
- The closest airport to Dunedin International Airport (DUD) is Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) NW of DUD.
- A Lounge is available for Club members and Air NZ Gold/Gold Elite and Star Alliance Gold Frequent Flyers.
- Taxis are also available for this trip and cost around $80 to the central city for express service.
- 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.
- Airport shuttle vans, seating around 12 people cost about $30 per person for airport to door or door to airport service.
- Dunedin International Airport (DUD) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.06 miles (17.80 km) SW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands |     |
| 2 | 72.92 miles (117.36 km) SSW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 119.13 miles (191.72 km) SSW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 4 | 129.06 miles (207.70 km) SSW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 5 | 533.30 miles (858.26 km) SW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 6 | 645.75 miles (1,039.22 km) SW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 671.70 miles (1,081.00 km) SE | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 726.36 miles (1,168.96 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 829.80 miles (1,335.42 km) NE | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 10 | 927.56 miles (1,492.75 km) SW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 11 | 1,015.16 miles (1,633.73 km) ESE | Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 1,146.10 miles (1,844.46 km) E | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 1,192.41 miles (1,919.00 km) NW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 1,192.72 miles (1,919.50 km) S | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 1,193.19 miles (1,920.24 km) NW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.20 miles (19,513.57 km) ESE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,118.20 miles (19,502.30 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,104.44 miles (19,480.16 km) ESE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,094.54 miles (19,464.23 km) SE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,036.52 miles (19,370.86 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,996.47 miles (19,306.39 km) E | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,951.65 miles (19,234.27 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,932.95 miles (19,204.17 km) ESE | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,905.05 miles (19,159.28 km) SE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,884.00 miles (19,125.40 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,883.39 miles (19,124.42 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,866.48 miles (19,097.20 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,864.21 miles (19,093.54 km) ESE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,853.53 miles (19,076.36 km) SE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,834.75 miles (19,046.13 km) SE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.58 miles (102.32 km) NW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 78.84 miles (126.87 km) NNE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 94.47 miles (152.03 km) NW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 95.28 miles (153.34 km) NNW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 96.22 miles (154.85 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 120.34 miles (193.66 km) SW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 122.95 miles (197.87 km) NNE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 139.71 miles (224.84 km) N | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 140.49 miles (226.09 km) NW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 149.36 miles (240.37 km) N | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 160.26 miles (257.92 km) NNE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 170.61 miles (274.56 km) N | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 203.75 miles (327.91 km) NE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 225.47 miles (362.87 km) N | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 244.48 miles (393.46 km) NNE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,242.30 miles (19,702.03 km) NNW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,216.45 miles (19,660.42 km) NNW | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,190.15 miles (19,618.10 km) NW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,174.68 miles (19,593.20 km) NNW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,135.89 miles (19,530.78 km) WNW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 6 | 12,130.14 miles (19,521.51 km) NW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 7 | 12,129.32 miles (19,520.21 km) NNW | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,128.14 miles (19,518.31 km) NW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 9 | 12,117.14 miles (19,500.60 km) NNW | St Mary's Airport (ISC) | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 12,116.17 miles (19,499.04 km) NNW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 12,116.13 miles (19,498.97 km) NNW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 12 | 12,110.71 miles (19,490.25 km) WNW | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |
| 13 | 12,107.75 miles (19,485.48 km) N | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 14 | 12,101.02 miles (19,474.65 km) NW | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 15 | 12,099.05 miles (19,471.48 km) NNW | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |