Nonstop flight route between Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Hamilton, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR), Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Hamilton International Airport (HLZ), Hamilton, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,827 miles (or 12,596 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 Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport and Hamilton 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 Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport and Hamilton International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR):

• The furthest airport from Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is located 11,978 miles (19,277 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
• In addition to being known as "Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport", another name for GVR is "Aeroporto Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira".
• The closest airport to Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) is Usiminas Airport (IPN), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) SW of GVR.
• Because of Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport's relatively low elevation of 561 feet, planes can take off or land at Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira 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.
• Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Hamilton International Airport (HLZ):

• The Waikato Aero Club has been based at Hamilton Airport since 1933.
• The Hamilton International Airport is an airport located 14 kilometres south of the city of Hamilton in the Waikato region, in New Zealand.
• The furthest airport from Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) is Córdoba Airport (ODB), which is nearly antipodal to Hamilton International Airport (meaning Hamilton International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Córdoba Airport), and is located 12,427 miles (20,000 kilometers) away in Córdoba, Spain.
• Because of Hamilton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamilton 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.
• The closest airport to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ENE of HLZ.
• A NZ$15.3 million terminal expansion begun in 2005 featured a 60 percent increase in floorspace with improved baggage handling areas, better international and domestic check-in space, and passenger security screening.
• The airport has a single terminal building and 6 tarmac gates.
• Ansett built an independent passenger terminal to the south of the main building, equipping it with a 'Golden Wing Club' lounge and food vending machines.
• In August 2011, approval was received by Hamilton International Airport to extend its runway up to 3,000 metres - the same size as secondary airports in other parts of the world, such as the Gold Coast.
• Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) has 4 runways.