Nonstop flight route between Trieste, Italy and Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS), Trieste, Italy and Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,451 miles (or 18,428 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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport and Kapiti Coast 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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport and Kapiti Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS):

• The furthest airport from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,931 miles (19,201 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The first official documents citing the airfield of Ronchi dei Legionari date back to 30 November 1935, when the 4th Fighter Wing of the Royal Italian Air Force was based here.
• Because of Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia 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.
• In addition to being known as "Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport", other names for TRS include "Friuli Venezia Giulia "Pietro Savorgnan di Brazzà" Airport", "Aeroporto di Trieste–Friuli Venezia Giulia" and "Ronchi dei Legionari Airport".
• The closest airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) is Portorož Airport (POW), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSE of TRS.
• Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, formerly Trieste – Ronchi dei Legionari Airport, is an airport located 0.3 NM west of Ronchi dei Legionari, near Trieste in Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy.
• Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport handled 853,285 passengers last year.

Facts about Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):

• The furthest airport from Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Kapiti Coast Airport (meaning Kapiti Coast Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.
• In early 2007, the airport was sold by its first private owners to property developer Noel Robinson for NZ$40 million.
• This re-development was spurred by interest from Air New Zealand to operate Q300 aircraft.
• The closest airport to Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of PPQ.
• Because of Kapiti Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kapiti Coast 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.
• On 6 November 1970, Douglas C-47B ZK-AXS of the Ministry of Transport was damaged beyond economic repair during a downwind simulated takeoff, when the undercarriage collapsed.
• New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority has recently approved the airport after identifying approach obstruction issues.
• Kapiti Coast Airport, earlier called Paraparaumu Airport, is on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island, between the Wellington dormitory suburbs of Paraparaumu Beach, Paraparaumu to the east, and Raumati Beach to the south.
• Re-development proposals involve closing 11/29, with a parallel grass runway as the only crosswind runway.
• Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) has 3 runways.