Nonstop flight route between Zadar, Croatia and Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zadar Airport (ZAD), Zadar, Croatia and Nukutavake Airport (NUK), Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,164 miles (or 16,357 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 Zadar Airport and Nukutavake 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 Zadar Airport and Nukutavake Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZAD / LDZD | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Zadar, Croatia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°6'29"N by 15°20'48"E | 
| Area Served: | Zadar | 
| Operator/Owner: | Zadar Airport Ltd. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 289 feet (88 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAD | 
| More Information: | ZAD Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUK / NTGW | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°17'6"S by 138°46'18"W | 
| Area Served: | Nukutavake | 
| Operator/Owner: | DSEAC Polynésie Française | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NUK | 
| More Information: | NUK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Zadar Airport (ZAD):
- In addition to being known as "Zadar Airport", other names for ZAD include "Zemunik" and "Zračna luka Zadar/Zemunik".
- From the beginning of April 2013 Zadar Airport became a Ryanair base with a stationed Boeing 737–800 and serves 16 European destinations in Germany, Ireland, UK, France, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
- Because of Zadar Airport's relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Zadar 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 furthest airport from Zadar Airport (ZAD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,850 miles (19,070 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Zadar Airport (ZAD) is Lošinj Airport (LSZ), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) NW of ZAD.
- Zadar Airport (ZAD) has 2 runways.
Facts about Nukutavake Airport (NUK):
- The closest airport to Nukutavake Airport (NUK) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) S of NUK.
- In addition to being known as "Nukutavake Airport", another name for NUK is "Aérodrome de Nukutavake".
- The furthest airport from Nukutavake Airport (NUK) is Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT), which is nearly antipodal to Nukutavake Airport (meaning Nukutavake Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Al-Baha Domestic Airport), and is located 12,362 miles (19,895 kilometers) away in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.
- Nukutavake Airport (NUK) currently has only 1 runway.




