Nonstop flight route between Truckee, California, United States and Ardmore, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), Truckee, California, United States and Ardmore Airport (AMZ), Ardmore, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,693 miles (or 10,771 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 Truckee Tahoe Airport and Ardmore 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 Truckee Tahoe Airport and Ardmore Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TKF / KTRK |
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Location: | Truckee, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°19'12"N by 120°8'21"W |
Area Served: | Truckee, California |
Operator/Owner: | Truckee Tahoe Airport District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5900 feet (1,798 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TKF |
More Information: | TKF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMZ / NZAR |
Airport Name: | Ardmore Airport |
Location: | Ardmore, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°1'46"S by 174°58'23"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ardmore Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 111 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMZ |
More Information: | AMZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF):
- In addition to being known as "Truckee Tahoe Airport", another name for TKF is "TRK".
- Because of Truckee Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 5,900 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TKF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TKF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- 100LL and Jet A are available 7am - 7pm, and self serve 100LL is available 7am - 9pm.
- The closest airport to Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ENE of TKF.
- IFR clearances can be requested from Oakland Center on frequency 127.95 which can be reached from most places on the field.
- Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,197 miles (18,020 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Ardmore Airport (AMZ):
- Ardmore Airport (AMZ) has 3 runways.
- The airfield is serviced by two R-NAV arrivals, one for each runway.
- Ardmore was constructed during World War II by USAAF forces stationed in Auckland, and was intended to be used as a base for B-17 Flying Fortress bombers.
- The closest airport to Ardmore Airport (AMZ) is Auckland Airport (AKL), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of AMZ.
- The furthest airport from Ardmore Airport (AMZ) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is nearly antipodal to Ardmore Airport (meaning Ardmore Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Málaga Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Málaga, Spain.
- Because of Ardmore Airport's relatively low elevation of 111 feet, planes can take off or land at Ardmore 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.