Nonstop flight route between Tauranga, New Zealand and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tauranga Airport (TRG), Tauranga, New Zealand and Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,471 miles (or 12,024 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 Will Rogers World 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 Will Rogers World 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 (TRG) has 4 runways.
• In 2006 a study into the feasibility of a new airport at Paengaroa or Payes Pa was produced, but Tauranga Airport is yet to reach full operational capacity.
• Palmerston North Airport, Air New Zealand Link and Tauranga Airport are in discussions to commence flights between Tauranga and Palmerston North
• 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.
• The closest airport to Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of TRG.
• 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.

Facts about Will Rogers World Airport (OKC):

• Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) has 4 runways.
• In 2012 over 3.68 million passengers passed through Will Rogers World Airport, up 3.4% over 2011.
• The closest airport to Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Wiley Post Airport (PWA), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of OKC.
• During World War II Will Rogers Field was a major training facility for the United States Army Air Forces.
• A $110 million multi-phase expansion and renovation project, designed by Atkins Benham Inc.
• Will Rogers World Airport handled 3,683,051 passengers last year.
• The architecture uses native stone along with loft-ceilings, plate glass and brushed metal.
• The airport used to partner with Tinker AFB in presenting the Aerospace America airshow.
• The furthest airport from Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,853 miles (17,466 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The project will be divided into 12 sequences allowing the airport to keep as much of the garage open as possible.
• On May 31, 2013, an EF-1 tornado hit Will Rogers Airport.