Nonstop flight route between Tauranga, New Zealand and Nanyang, Henan, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tauranga Airport (TRG), Tauranga, New Zealand and Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY), Nanyang, Henan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,366 miles (or 10,245 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 Nanyang Jiangying 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 Nanyang Jiangying Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tauranga Airport (TRG):

• Tauranga Airport was acquired by the NZ Government from the traditional Maori land owners during World War 2 for defensive purposes.
• 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.
• Scheduled flights are operated by Eagle Airways, Air Nelson and Mount Cook Airlines divisions of Air New Zealand, using Raytheon Beechcraft 1900D, De Havilland Dash 8 Q-300 and ATR-72 aircraft respectively.
• The closest airport to Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of TRG.
• In 2010 the airport started an expansion of the terminal that took 6 months.
• 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.
• Tauranga Airport (TRG) has 4 runways.
• Palmerston North Airport, Air New Zealand Link and Tauranga Airport are in discussions to commence flights between Tauranga and Palmerston North
• Tauranga Airport is located within a Control Zone which is controlled by Tauranga Tower.

Facts about Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY):

• The closest airport to Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) is Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) SSW of NNY.
• In addition to being known as "Nanyang Jiangying Airport", other names for NNY include "南阳姜营机场" and "Nányáng Jiāngyíng Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) is Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Nanyang Jiangying Airport (meaning Nanyang Jiangying Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport), and is located 12,374 miles (19,913 kilometers) away in San Luis, Argentina.