Nonstop flight route between Timaru, New Zealand and Chişinău, Moldova:
Departure Airport:
(44°18'10"S by 171°13'31"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E)
Distance from TIU to KIV:
10,623.21 miles (17,096.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU), Timaru, New Zealand and Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Chişinău, Moldova would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,623 miles (or 17,096 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 Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) and Chișinău 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 Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) and Chișinău 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: | TIU / NZTU |
| Airport Name: | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) |
| Location: | Timaru, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°18'10"S by 171°13'31"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Timaru District Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TIU |
| More Information: | TIU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIV / LUKK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chişinău, Moldova |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E |
| Operator/Owner: | CIA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIV |
| More Information: | KIV Maps & Info |
Facts about Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU):
- Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) has 3 runways.
- Because of Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru 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 Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NE of TIU.
- The furthest airport from Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (meaning Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
Facts about Chișinău International Airport (KIV):
- Chișinău International Airport (KIV) currently has only 1 runway.
- There are plans to enlarge the airport.
- The closest airport to Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of KIV.
- The Civil Aviation Administration of Moldova has its headquarters on the airport property.Fly Level Flight Training Organisation is developing its main activities on the airport territory since August 2011.
- Chișinău International Airport handled 1,321,362 passengers last year.
- Because of Chișinău International Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Chișinău 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.
- Chișinău International Airport is Moldova's main international airport, located 13 km southeast of the centre of Chișinău, the capital city.
- The furthest airport from Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Chișinău International Airport", another name for KIV is "Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.57 miles (63.67 km) NE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 46.64 miles (75.06 km) S | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 60.92 miles (98.04 km) WNW | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 65.57 miles (105.53 km) NW | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 83.53 miles (134.43 km) NW | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 85.98 miles (138.36 km) NE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 101.74 miles (163.74 km) WSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 110.45 miles (177.75 km) SW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 110.46 miles (177.76 km) N | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 122.95 miles (197.87 km) SSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 127.22 miles (204.74 km) N | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 131.87 miles (212.22 km) WSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 164.75 miles (265.13 km) W | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 176.30 miles (283.73 km) NE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 178.11 miles (286.64 km) N | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,364.86 miles (19,899.27 km) NNW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,337.98 miles (19,856.00 km) N | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,293.33 miles (19,784.15 km) N | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,291.22 miles (19,780.75 km) WNW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,248.41 miles (19,711.86 km) N | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,240.60 miles (19,699.28 km) NW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,238.20 miles (19,695.42 km) NNW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,224.82 miles (19,673.89 km) N | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 9 | 12,221.04 miles (19,667.81 km) NNW | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 10 | 12,182.72 miles (19,606.13 km) WNW | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 11 | 12,169.51 miles (19,584.87 km) NW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,151.75 miles (19,556.30 km) NW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,150.06 miles (19,553.58 km) NNW | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 14 | 12,149.87 miles (19,553.27 km) N | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 15 | 12,144.73 miles (19,545.00 km) WNW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.10 miles (103.16 km) WNW | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania | |
| 2 | 83.13 miles (133.79 km) NW | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 3 | 89.76 miles (144.46 km) ESE | Odesa International Airport (ODS) | Odessa, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 99.72 miles (160.48 km) WSW | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 5 | 131.63 miles (211.83 km) WNW | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 6 | 141.19 miles (227.22 km) E | International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 165.36 miles (266.12 km) NW | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 169.86 miles (273.36 km) E | Kherson International Airport (KHE) | Kherson, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 178.55 miles (287.34 km) S | Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) | Constanța, Romania | |
| 10 | 212.90 miles (342.63 km) SW | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| 11 | 213.98 miles (344.36 km) ENE | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 12 | 215.97 miles (347.57 km) SW | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 13 | 216.43 miles (348.30 km) W | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 14 | 231.13 miles (371.97 km) N | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 233.02 miles (375.00 km) NW | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,191.44 miles (18,010.83 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,779.85 miles (17,348.44 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,755.30 miles (17,308.93 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,744.22 miles (17,291.10 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,744.02 miles (17,290.78 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,723.47 miles (17,257.70 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,715.22 miles (17,244.43 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,711.56 miles (17,238.54 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,704.01 miles (17,226.39 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,693.96 miles (17,210.22 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,688.73 miles (17,201.81 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,684.39 miles (17,194.82 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,682.91 miles (17,192.43 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,676.55 miles (17,182.20 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,665.56 miles (17,164.52 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |