Nonstop flight route between Stewart Island, New Zealand and Linden, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), Stewart Island, New Zealand and Linden Airport (LDJ), Linden, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,378 miles (or 15,092 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 Ryan's Creek Aerodrome and Linden 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 Ryan's Creek Aerodrome and Linden Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS):

• The furthest airport from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (meaning Ryan's Creek Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
• Because of Ryan's Creek Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 288 feet, planes can take off or land at Ryan's Creek Aerodrome 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.
• In the mid-1980s Stewart Island Air Services changed its name to Southern Air Limited with Keith Smith, Joe Cave, Bill Haslett and Sam Nicol as shareholders.
• The closest airport to Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) is Invercargill Airport (IVC), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of SZS.
• Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1990 a hill at one end of the strip was leveled.

Facts about Linden Airport (LDJ):

• Linden Airport is a city owned, public use airport located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Linden, a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States.
• The furthest airport from Linden Airport (LDJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,747 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Linden Airport (LDJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2010 Linden Airport hosted the New York City round of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
• The closest airport to Linden Airport (LDJ) is Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NE of LDJ.
• During World War II General Motors automobile factory across the street from the airport called Linden Assembly, produced military aircraft.
• Because of Linden Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Linden 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 airport served as a temporary road racing course in 1954 when Al Keller won a race in the then-NASCAR Grand National Division.