Nonstop flight route between Hokitika, New Zealand and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hokitika Airport (HKK), Hokitika, New Zealand and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,993 miles (or 14,472 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 Hokitika Airport and Toronto Pearson 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 Hokitika Airport and Toronto Pearson 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 Hokitika Airport (HKK):

• NAC inaugurated its Christchurch-Hokitika Friendship service on 20 December 1968.
• The closest airport to Hokitika Airport (HKK) is Greymouth Airport (GMN), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NNE of HKK.
• The aerodrome is operated by Hokitika Airport Ltd, +6437558123 and is available for general use without permission of the operator.
• The furthest airport from Hokitika Airport (HKK) is Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hokitika Airport (meaning Hokitika Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santiago de Compostela Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
• Hokitika originally had an aerodrome on the south side of town just over the Hokitika River.
• Hokitika Airport (HKK) has 2 runways.
• Because of Hokitika Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Hokitika 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 Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ):

• The closest airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of YYZ.
• A third "TCA" terminal was built to the west side of second wood frame terminal in 1949.
• An extensive network of non-stop domestic flights is operated from Toronto Pearson by several airlines to all major and many secondary cities across all provinces of Canada.
• The furthest airport from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,399 miles (18,345 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) has 5 runways.
• In order to accommodate its growing aircraft volume, substantial redevelopment of the airside and infield systems took place.
• Because of Toronto Pearson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 569 feet, planes can take off or land at Toronto Pearson 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 Chapman farm house was the first office and airport terminal.
• Terminal 2 saw its last day in operation as a passenger terminal January 29, 2007.