Nonstop flight route between Zamboanga City, Philippines and Rotorua, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), Zamboanga City, Philippines and Rotorua International Airport (ROT), Rotorua, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,667 miles (or 7,511 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 Zamboanga International Airport and Rotorua International 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 Zamboanga International Airport and Rotorua International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZAM / RPMZ |
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| Location: | Zamboanga City, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°55'21"N by 122°3'34"E |
| Area Served: | Zamboanga City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAM |
| More Information: | ZAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROT / NZRO |
| Airport Name: | Rotorua International Airport |
| Location: | Rotorua, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°6'33"S by 176°19'1"E |
| Area Served: | Rotorua and inland Bay of Plenty |
| Operator/Owner: | Rotorua International Airport Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 936 feet (285 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROT |
| More Information: | ROT Maps & Info |
Facts about Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM):
- March 6, 2009 - Released the feasibility study of Zamboanga International Airport Development Project by the Department of Transportation and Communication.
- Zamboanga International Airport has one 2,610-meter primary runway.
- Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Zamboanga International Airport handled 904,668 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Zamboanga International Airport", another name for ZAM is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng ZamboangaAeropuerto Internacional de Zamboanga".
- The development of the new airport for Zamboanga will involve approximately 175 hectares of land acquisition, including the areas for PALS and SALS, glide slope, future runway extension and parallel taxiway and 30-meter road right of way for the access road and diversion of existing barangay road.
- The closest airport to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) is Ipil Airport (IPE), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NNE of ZAM.
- The furthest airport from Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) is Itaituba Airport (ITB), which is nearly antipodal to Zamboanga International Airport (meaning Zamboanga International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Itaituba Airport), and is located 12,209 miles (19,648 kilometers) away in Itaituba, Pará, Brazil.
- The airport started off as Moret Field, an American airfield that was constructed from a rather poor Japanese airfield just north of Zamboanga.
- Because of Zamboanga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Zamboanga 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.
Facts about Rotorua International Airport (ROT):
- Construction began in 2008.
- The furthest airport from Rotorua International Airport (ROT) is Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), which is nearly antipodal to Rotorua International Airport (meaning Rotorua International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ciudad Real Central Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Ciudad Real, Spain.
- Rotorua International Airport (ROT) has 2 runways.
- Qantas previously served Rotorua from Christchurch using Boeing 737 aircraft, but this service was withdrawn in 2009.
- Because of Rotorua International Airport's relatively low elevation of 936 feet, planes can take off or land at Rotorua 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.
- Rotorua International Airport handled 227,578 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Rotorua International Airport (ROT) is Tauranga Airport (TRG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NNW of ROT.
