Nonstop flight route between Stewart Island, New Zealand and Saint-Brieuc, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), Stewart Island, New Zealand and Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK), Saint-Brieuc, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,002 miles (or 19,315 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 Saint-Brieuc - Armor 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 Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between SZS and SBK makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Ryan's Creek Aerodrome and Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between SZS and SBK are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Stewart Island, New Zealand and Saint-Brieuc, France by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between SZS and SBK!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZS / NZRC |
Airport Name: | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome |
Location: | Stewart Island, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°53'58"S by 168°6'6"E |
Operator/Owner: | South East Air |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 288 feet (88 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SZS |
More Information: | SZS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBK / LFRT |
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Location: | Saint-Brieuc, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'15"N by 2°51'24"W |
Area Served: | Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI Côtes d'Armor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 452 feet (138 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBK |
More Information: | SBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS):
- 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 1990 a hill at one end of the strip was leveled.
- The closest airport to Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) is Invercargill Airport (IVC), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of SZS.
- In 2000 Southern Air 1997 Ltd was bought by Stewart Island Flights, which uses Islanders FXE and FWZ, Cessna A185E Skywagon JEM and Piper PA32 Cherokee Sixs RTS and DIV aircraft in its service.
- Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The aerodrome was built in the late 1970s to accommodate Stewart Island Air Services.
- 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.
Facts about Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK):
- The airport is currently not served by any airlines.
- The furthest airport from Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (meaning Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,065 miles (19,416 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport", another name for SBK is "Aéroport de Saint-Brieuc - Armor".
- The closest airport to Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) is Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of SBK.
- Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport's relatively low elevation of 452 feet, planes can take off or land at Saint-Brieuc - Armor 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.