Nonstop flight route between Stewart Island, New Zealand and Sliač, Slovakia:
Departure Airport:
(46°53'58"S by 168°6'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(48°38'17"N by 19°8'3"E)
Distance from SZS to SLD:
11,000.67 miles (17,703.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), Stewart Island, New Zealand and Sliač Airport (SLD), Sliač, Slovakia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,001 miles (or 17,704 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 Sliač 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 Sliač Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | SLD / LZSL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sliač, Slovakia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°38'17"N by 19°8'3"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Letisko Sliač a.s. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1043 feet (318 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLD |
| More Information: | SLD Maps & Info |
Facts about Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS):
- The airport is at an elevation of 288 feet above mean sea level.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Sliač Airport (SLD):
- The closest airport to Sliač Airport (SLD) is Žilina Airport (ILZ), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NNW of SLD.
- In addition to being known as "Sliač Airport", another name for SLD is "Letisko Sliač".
- The furthest airport from Sliač Airport (SLD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,622 miles (18,704 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Sliač Airport (SLD) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.14 miles (56.55 km) NNE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 120.34 miles (193.66 km) ENE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 131.60 miles (211.80 km) NNE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 133.36 miles (214.62 km) NNE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 154.07 miles (247.95 km) N | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 160.20 miles (257.82 km) NNE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 195.63 miles (314.84 km) NE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 228.96 miles (368.47 km) NNE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 234.47 miles (377.35 km) NE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 237.92 miles (382.90 km) NNE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 255.21 miles (410.72 km) NNE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 273.79 miles (440.61 km) NE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 319.36 miles (513.96 km) NE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 321.87 miles (518.00 km) NNE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 342.05 miles (550.48 km) NNE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,134.74 miles (19,528.92 km) NW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,111.96 miles (19,492.27 km) NNW | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,106.13 miles (19,482.88 km) NW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 12,106.07 miles (19,482.77 km) NW | St Mary's Airport (ISC) | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 12,089.84 miles (19,456.66 km) NNW | Bantry Aerodrome (BYT) | Bantry, County Cork, Ireland | |
| 6 | 12,076.24 miles (19,434.78 km) NNW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,076.07 miles (19,434.51 km) NW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 12,073.07 miles (19,429.67 km) WNW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 9 | 12,070.18 miles (19,425.03 km) NW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,068.12 miles (19,421.72 km) WNW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 11 | 12,062.63 miles (19,412.88 km) NNW | Cork Airport (ORK) | Cork, Ireland | |
| 12 | 12,056.75 miles (19,403.41 km) NNW | Kerry Airport (KIR) | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | |
| 13 | 12,043.61 miles (19,382.27 km) WNW | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 14 | 12,038.24 miles (19,373.62 km) NW | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 12,036.47 miles (19,370.77 km) WNW | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.32 miles (76.16 km) NNW | Žilina Airport (ILZ) | Žilina, Slovakia | |
| 2 | 58.63 miles (94.36 km) ENE | Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| 3 | 59.62 miles (95.95 km) W | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 4 | 81.67 miles (131.43 km) WNW | Kunovice Airport (UHE) | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | |
| 5 | 83.03 miles (133.62 km) S | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 6 | 83.47 miles (134.33 km) ESE | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| 7 | 86.49 miles (139.20 km) NNW | Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) | Ostrava, Czech Republic | |
| 8 | 93.88 miles (151.08 km) WSW | Bratislava Airport (BTS) | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 9 | 96.19 miles (154.80 km) E | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 10 | 103.69 miles (166.88 km) NNE | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 11 | 116.36 miles (187.26 km) WNW | Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) | Brno, Czech Republic | |
| 12 | 123.21 miles (198.29 km) WSW | Vienna International Airport (VIE) | Vienna, Austria | |
| 13 | 126.89 miles (204.20 km) N | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| 14 | 139.38 miles (224.31 km) SE | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 15 | 163.18 miles (262.60 km) SW | Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) | Sármellék, Hungary | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,622.21 miles (18,704.09 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,181.03 miles (17,994.07 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,175.69 miles (17,985.48 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,169.48 miles (17,975.49 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,152.08 miles (17,947.49 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,149.99 miles (17,944.13 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,144.76 miles (17,935.70 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,135.91 miles (17,921.46 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,120.32 miles (17,896.37 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,117.30 miles (17,891.52 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,110.21 miles (17,880.11 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,105.26 miles (17,872.14 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,103.82 miles (17,869.81 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,098.65 miles (17,861.51 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,094.06 miles (17,854.11 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |