Nonstop flight route between Trujillo, Peru and Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU), Trujillo, Peru and Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,667 miles (or 10,729 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 Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International 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 Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport and Kapiti Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRU / SPRU |
Airport Name: | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport |
Location: | Trujillo, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°4'53"S by 79°6'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 106 feet (32 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRU |
More Information: | TRU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPQ / NZPP |
Airport Name: | Kapiti Coast Airport |
Location: | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°54'16"S by 174°59'21"E |
Airport Type: | Attended, Uncontrolled, Certificated Aerodrome |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PPQ |
More Information: | PPQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU):
- The closest airport to Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) is Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) NNE of TRU.
- Because of Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 106 feet, planes can take off or land at Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International 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.
- Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) is Hat Yai International Airport (HDY), which is nearly antipodal to Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (meaning Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hat Yai International Airport), and is located 12,350 miles (19,876 kilometers) away in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand.
Facts about Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):
- Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1949 a Lockheed Lodestar from Whenuapai crashed into the Tararua Range.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of PPQ.
- On 24 October 2011, Air Nelson, a subsidiary of Air New Zealand, commenced flights between Auckland and Paraparaumu.
- Constructed by the Royal New Zealand Air Force in July 1939 using equipment from Whenuapai, Paraparaumu was made available as an "Emergency Airport" by the government.
- As recently as 1992, alternate sites for a new airport for Wellington were investigated, including Paraparaumu, but a decision was made to upgrade Wellington Airport's existing site.
- The original runway dimensions were 1350 m x 45 m with an 85 m starter extension available on runway 16, nearly touching Kapiti Road, which runs past the aerodrome.