Nonstop flight route between Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela and Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(10°6'25"N by 64°41'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(40°54'16"S by 174°59'21"E)
Distance from BLA to PPQ:
8,248.18 miles (13,274.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA), Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela and Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,248 miles (or 13,274 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 General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport and Kapiti Coast 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 General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport and Kapiti Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLA / SVBC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°6'25"N by 64°41'21"W |
| Area Served: | Barcelona, Venezuela |
| Airport Type: | General |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLA |
| More Information: | BLA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPQ / NZPP |
| Airport Name: | Kapiti Coast Airport |
| Location: | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°54'16"S by 174°59'21"E |
| Airport Type: | Attended, Uncontrolled, Certificated Aerodrome |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PPQ |
| More Information: | PPQ Maps & Info |
Facts about General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA):
- The closest airport to General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) is Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) ENE of BLA.
- The furthest airport from General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) is Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS), which is nearly antipodal to General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (meaning General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA)), and is located 12,342 miles (19,863 kilometers) away in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport", another name for BLA is "Aeropuerto Internacional General José Antonio Anzoátegui".
- General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) has 2 runways.
- Because of General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at General José Antonio Anzoátegui 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 Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):
- On 17 February 2008, above an adjacent hardware store, Placemakers, there was a triple-fatality mid-air collision between a Cessna 152 and a helicopter, both of which plummeted from approximately 1500 ft, the helicopter into the store and the plane into a nearby street.
- Because of Kapiti Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kapiti Coast 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.
- In 1952 a DC-3 experienced engine failure when about to land on Runway 34, and ploughed into a house in Kohutuhutu Rd, Raumati Beach.
- Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) has 3 runways.
- In early 2007, the airport was sold by its first private owners to property developer Noel Robinson for NZ$40 million.
- Paraparaumu was judged unsuitable for international operations in the 1950s due to Kapiti Island to the near west and the Tararua Ranges barely a mile east infringing the take-off and landing flightpaths.
- The furthest airport from Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Kapiti Coast Airport (meaning Kapiti Coast Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.
- The closest airport to Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of PPQ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.77 miles (72.05 km) ENE | Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) | Cumaná, Venezuela |     |
| 2 | 49.08 miles (78.98 km) SSE | Anaco Airport (AAO) | Anaco, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 74.19 miles (119.39 km) NE | Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) | Porlamar, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 88.26 miles (142.04 km) SSE | San Tomé Airport (SOM) | San Tomé, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 93.90 miles (151.12 km) SSE | El Tigre Airport (ELX) | El Tigre, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 104.26 miles (167.79 km) ENE | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 107.41 miles (172.87 km) ESE | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 107.85 miles (173.57 km) SW | Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) | Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 158.11 miles (254.45 km) SSE | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 160.13 miles (257.70 km) WNW | Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (CCS) | Maiquetía (near Caracas), Venezuela | |
| 11 | 164.73 miles (265.11 km) ENE | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 181.92 miles (292.77 km) SE | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 181.92 miles (292.77 km) SE | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 184.97 miles (297.67 km) NW | Los Roques Airport (LRV) | Los Roques, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 195.40 miles (314.46 km) W | El Libertador (MYC) | Maracay, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,342.38 miles (19,863.09 km) S | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,322.69 miles (19,831.40 km) SW | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,317.33 miles (19,822.78 km) SSW | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,296.08 miles (19,788.58 km) SSE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,204.22 miles (19,640.74 km) SE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,182.40 miles (19,605.62 km) WSW | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,181.43 miles (19,604.06 km) SE | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,110.39 miles (19,489.74 km) SE | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,105.16 miles (19,481.32 km) WSW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,095.73 miles (19,466.14 km) W | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,067.26 miles (19,420.33 km) ESE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,035.94 miles (19,369.92 km) ESE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,033.09 miles (19,365.33 km) WSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,995.44 miles (19,304.73 km) W | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,994.80 miles (19,303.72 km) ESE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.72 miles (49.44 km) SSW | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 33.97 miles (54.67 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 52.09 miles (83.83 km) NE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 65.15 miles (104.85 km) N | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 71.97 miles (115.82 km) SW | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 95.99 miles (154.47 km) WSW | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 105.11 miles (169.16 km) W | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 114.04 miles (183.53 km) W | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 127.11 miles (204.57 km) SW | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 137.85 miles (221.85 km) NNW | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 140.43 miles (226.00 km) NE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 160.48 miles (258.26 km) NNE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 185.98 miles (299.31 km) WSW | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 205.71 miles (331.06 km) NNE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 210.70 miles (339.10 km) N | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,410.95 miles (19,973.45 km) E | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,380.82 miles (19,924.94 km) N | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,355.17 miles (19,883.66 km) WNW | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,350.11 miles (19,875.53 km) WNW | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,326.97 miles (19,838.29 km) NE | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,315.78 miles (19,820.28 km) NNE | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,313.18 miles (19,816.10 km) NW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 8 | 12,299.90 miles (19,794.73 km) ENE | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 9 | 12,293.41 miles (19,784.28 km) E | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 10 | 12,284.90 miles (19,770.58 km) NNW | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 11 | 12,267.81 miles (19,743.07 km) NE | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,261.24 miles (19,732.50 km) NW | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,256.52 miles (19,724.90 km) NW | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,252.28 miles (19,718.09 km) ENE | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 15 | 12,252.17 miles (19,717.91 km) NNW | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |