Nonstop flight route between Queenstown, New Zealand and Elim, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Queenstown Airport (ZQN), Queenstown, New Zealand and Elim Airport (ELI), Elim, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,736 miles (or 12,450 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 Queenstown Airport and Elim 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 Queenstown Airport and Elim Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZQN / NZQN |
Airport Name: | Queenstown Airport |
Location: | Queenstown, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°1'15"S by 168°44'21"E |
Operator/Owner: | Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1171 feet (357 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZQN |
More Information: | ZQN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELI / PFEL |
Airport Name: | Elim Airport |
Location: | Elim, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°36'53"N by 162°16'14"W |
Area Served: | Elim, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 162 feet (49 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELI |
More Information: | ELI Maps & Info |
Facts about Queenstown Airport (ZQN):
- Queenstown has become one of New Zealand's leading airports for passenger numbers.
- Queenstown Airport (ZQN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Queenstown Airport (meaning Queenstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- In another separate incident in June 2010 two airliners were found to have had a high potential to have breached the 1000 foot vertical separation required.
- The closest airport to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is Wanaka Airport (WKA), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of ZQN.
Facts about Elim Airport (ELI):
- Elim Airport (ELI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Elim Airport's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Elim 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 Elim Airport (ELI) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,319 miles (16,607 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Elim Airport (ELI) is Golovin Airport (GLV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) W of ELI.