Nonstop flight route between Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia and Goodland, Kansas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(20°46'16"S by 138°33'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°22'14"N by 101°41'56"W)
Distance from ZTA to GLD:
4,788.81 miles (7,706.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tureira Airport (ZTA), Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia and Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD), Goodland, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,789 miles (or 7,707 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 Tureira Airport and Goodland Municipal 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 Tureira Airport and Goodland Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZTA / NTGY |
| Airport Name: | Tureira Airport |
| Location: | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°46'16"S by 138°33'53"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZTA |
| More Information: | ZTA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLD / KGLD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Goodland, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°22'14"N by 101°41'56"W |
| Area Served: | Goodland, Kansas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Goodland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3656 feet (1,114 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLD |
| More Information: | GLD Maps & Info |
Facts about Tureira Airport (ZTA):
- Because of Tureira Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tureira 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 Tureira Airport (ZTA) is Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT), which is nearly antipodal to Tureira Airport (meaning Tureira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Al-Baha Domestic Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,958 kilometers) away in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.
- Tureia atoll is 15 km long and has a maximum width of 8 km.
- The closest airport to Tureira Airport (ZTA) is Nukutavake Airport (NUK), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) N of ZTA.
- From 1966 to 1999, Tureia hosted an outpost of the Centre d'Expérimentation du Pacifique, the French authority supervising nuclear tests on the nearby atolls of Moruroa and Fangataufa, which lie about 70 miles/115 kilometres south of Tureia.
Facts about Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD):
- The furthest airport from Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,816 miles (17,407 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Goodland Municipal had scheduled airline service on Air Midwest to Denver, Colorado's Stapleton International Airport in the 1980s.
- The closest airport to Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) is Colby Municipal Airport (CBK), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of GLD.
- In addition to being known as "Goodland Municipal Airport", another name for GLD is "Renner Field".
- Provided contract glider training to the United States Army Air Forces, 1942-1943.
- Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) has 3 runways.
- During wartime the airport had four compacted soil runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 103.56 miles (166.67 km) N | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia |     |
| 2 | 198.53 miles (319.51 km) NNE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 242.44 miles (390.17 km) NW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 284.87 miles (458.45 km) SE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 374.47 miles (602.65 km) NNW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 415.06 miles (667.97 km) NW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 440.97 miles (709.67 km) NW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 511.52 miles (823.20 km) WNW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 567.62 miles (913.49 km) NW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 627.89 miles (1,010.49 km) WNW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 652.35 miles (1,049.85 km) NW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 659.93 miles (1,062.06 km) NW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 669.59 miles (1,077.59 km) NW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 754.15 miles (1,213.68 km) WNW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 760.79 miles (1,224.37 km) N | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,401.54 miles (19,958.29 km) NNW | Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) | Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 2 | 12,361.05 miles (19,893.13 km) NE | Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) | Ta'if, Saudi Arabia | |
| 3 | 12,342.70 miles (19,863.60 km) NW | Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH) | Bisha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 4 | 12,277.20 miles (19,758.19 km) ENE | King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 5 | 12,244.69 miles (19,705.86 km) NNW | Abha Regional Airport (AHB) | Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia | |
| 6 | 12,153.16 miles (19,558.57 km) NNE | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) | Medina, Saudi Arabia | |
| 7 | 12,148.99 miles (19,551.86 km) ENE | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 8 | 12,144.28 miles (19,544.28 km) NW | Najran Domestic Airport (EAM) | Najran (Nejran), Saudi Arabia | |
| 9 | 12,130.32 miles (19,521.81 km) NNW | Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD) | Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia | |
| 10 | 12,119.55 miles (19,504.48 km) NE | Yanbu International Airport (YNB) | Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 11 | 12,060.01 miles (19,408.66 km) NNE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 12 | 12,027.85 miles (19,356.90 km) NNW | El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) | Sana'a, Yemen | |
| 13 | 12,026.93 miles (19,355.42 km) NNW | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 14 | 12,023.51 miles (19,349.91 km) NNE | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 15 | 12,008.81 miles (19,326.25 km) NNW | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.04 miles (56.40 km) E | Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) | Colby, Kansas, United States | |
| 2 | 82.38 miles (132.58 km) NE | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) | McCook, Nebraska, United States | |
| 3 | 98.16 miles (157.97 km) NW | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 99.74 miles (160.52 km) E | Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC) | Hill City, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 104.52 miles (168.21 km) SSW | Lamar Municipal Airport (LAA) | Lamar, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 112.72 miles (181.40 km) SSE | Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) | Garden City, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 116.27 miles (187.13 km) NE | Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) | Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States | |
| 8 | 132.59 miles (213.37 km) NNE | North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 135.08 miles (217.39 km) ESE | Hays Regional Airport (HYS) | Hays, Kansas, United States | |
| 10 | 137.38 miles (221.10 km) NNW | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 11 | 141.28 miles (227.37 km) NE | Jim Kelly Field (LXN) | Lexington, Nebraska, United States | |
| 12 | 145.27 miles (233.78 km) SE | Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC) | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 161.89 miles (260.53 km) WNW | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 165.64 miles (266.57 km) WSW | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 165.67 miles (266.61 km) SSE | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) | Liberal, Kansas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,816.35 miles (17,407.18 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,646.35 miles (17,133.59 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,598.91 miles (17,057.26 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,580.59 miles (17,027.77 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,377.19 miles (16,700.43 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,368.94 miles (16,687.15 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,355.00 miles (16,664.72 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,332.23 miles (16,628.07 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,329.99 miles (16,624.46 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,302.10 miles (16,579.57 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,286.45 miles (16,554.40 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,277.40 miles (16,539.82 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,276.99 miles (16,539.16 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,270.24 miles (16,528.31 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,257.34 miles (16,507.55 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |