Nonstop flight route between Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Motueka, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Townsville Airport (TSV), Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Motueka Aerodrome (MZP), Motueka, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,160 miles (or 3,476 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 relatively short distance between Townsville Airport and Motueka Aerodrome, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSV / YBTL |
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Location: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°15'11"S by 146°45'53"E |
Area Served: | Townsville, Queensland |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TSV |
More Information: | TSV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MZP / NZMK |
Airport Name: | Motueka Aerodrome |
Location: | Motueka, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'23"S by 172°59'38"E |
Area Served: | Motueka |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from MZP |
More Information: | MZP Maps & Info |
Facts about Townsville Airport (TSV):
- Townsville Airport (TSV) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Townsville Airport (TSV) is Charters Towers Airport (CXT), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SSW of TSV.
- The furthest airport from Townsville Airport (TSV) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,884 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- In the mid-1990s domestic flights started to decrease, with some services being cut back by Qantas and Ansett.
- During 1942, the defence establishment in the Townsville region increased enormously, and five other military airfields were built in the immediate vicinity of Townsville.
- The terminal is serviced by bus, with regular connections to the CBD, Strand and Ferry terminals.
- Townsville Airport was the first Australian regional city airport to be granted international airport status commencing in 1980.
- During the 1990s a new crisis was looming for Townsville International Airport.
- Townsville Airport handled 1,644,089 passengers last year.
- In October 2002, redevelopment started on the domestic terminal.
- In addition to being known as "Townsville Airport", other names for TSV include "Garbutt Airport" and "Townsville International Airport".
- Because of Townsville Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Townsville 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 airport is the Northern Australian focus city for Virgin Australia, and has developed an aerospace precinct attracting major civil and military maintenance activities.
Facts about Motueka Aerodrome (MZP):
- The closest airport to Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) is Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of MZP.
- The furthest airport from Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) is Vila Real Airport (VRL), which is nearly antipodal to Motueka Aerodrome (meaning Motueka Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Vila Real Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Vila Real, Portugal.