Nonstop flight route between Tauranga, New Zealand and Béchar, Algeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tauranga Airport (TRG), Tauranga, New Zealand and Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH), Béchar, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,012 miles (or 19,331 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 Tauranga Airport and Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi 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 Tauranga Airport and Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between TRG and CBH makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Tauranga Airport and Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi 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 TRG and CBH are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Tauranga, New Zealand and Béchar, Algeria 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 TRG and CBH!

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Facts about Tauranga Airport (TRG):

• Tauranga Airport is the current location for the Sportavex biennial fly-in and airshow.
• Because of Tauranga Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Tauranga 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.
• Tauranga Airport (TRG) has 4 runways.
• The furthest airport from Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is nearly antipodal to Tauranga Airport (meaning Tauranga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Granada Airport), and is located 12,403 miles (19,961 kilometers) away in Granada, Spain.
• Taxi stand, rental car offices, cafe, Internet access, public telephones, toilets, baby change, wheelchair access, baggage carousel and Koru Lounge.
• In 2010 the airport started an expansion of the terminal that took 6 months.
• The closest airport to Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of TRG.
• The airport was opened in 1936.
• A number of small charter and training operations are also based here along with maintenance providers, Tauranga Aero Club and Bayflight Aviation.

Facts about Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH):

• Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), which is nearly antipodal to Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (meaning Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kerikeri Airport), and is located 12,104 miles (19,479 kilometers) away in Kerikeri, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport", other names for CBH include "Béchar Ouakda/Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (Béchar)" and "Aéroport de Bechar "Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi"".
• The closest airport to Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) is Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH), which is located 127 miles (205 kilometers) W of CBH.