Nonstop flight route between Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Tauranga, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Tauranga Airport (TRG), Tauranga, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,544 miles (or 13,750 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 Rankin Inlet Airport and Tauranga 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 Rankin Inlet Airport and Tauranga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YRT / CYRT |
Airport Name: | Rankin Inlet Airport |
Location: | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°48'38"N by 92°6'52"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 106 feet (32 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YRT |
More Information: | YRT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRG / NZTG |
Airport Name: | Tauranga Airport |
Location: | Tauranga, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°40'23"S by 176°11'49"E |
Operator/Owner: | Tauranga Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRG |
More Information: | TRG Maps & Info |
Facts about Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT):
- The furthest airport from Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,124 miles (16,293 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) is Whale Cove Airport (YXN), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSW of YRT.
- Because of Rankin Inlet Airport's relatively low elevation of 106 feet, planes can take off or land at Rankin Inlet 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.
Facts about Tauranga Airport (TRG):
- Tauranga Airport (TRG) has 4 runways.
- Tauranga Airport is located within a Control Zone which is controlled by Tauranga Tower.
- The closest airport to Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of TRG.
- Tauranga airport is the fifth busiest airport in New Zealand in terms of aircraft movements, with 86,935 movements during 2010.
- 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.
- Because of the intensive growth of the Tauranga region, the airport has now been hemmed in by residential and industrial development.
- 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.