Nonstop flight route between Norfolk Island, Australia and Masset, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), Norfolk Island, Australia and Masset Airport (ZMT), Masset, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,757 miles (or 10,874 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 Norfolk Island Airport and Masset 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 Norfolk Island Airport and Masset Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLK / YNSF |
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Location: | Norfolk Island, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°2'33"S by 167°56'17"E |
Area Served: | Norfolk Island |
Operator/Owner: | Administration of Norfolk Island |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NLK |
More Information: | NLK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZMT / CZMT |
Airport Name: | Masset Airport |
Location: | Masset, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°1'37"N by 132°7'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | Village of Masset |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZMT |
More Information: | ZMT Maps & Info |
Facts about Norfolk Island Airport (NLK):
- Norfolk Island is an important transit and refueling point for light aircraft flying between Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.
- Norfolk Island Airport handled 57,758 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Norfolk Island Airport", another name for NLK is "YSNF".
- Located 852 km southeast of Norfolk is Kaitaia Airport the most northerly airfield in New Zealand, 754 km north is Nouméa Airport in New Caledonia, and 900 km west is Lord Howe Island Airport which is 600 km to the Australian mainland.
- These distances are within the range of many light aircraft when fitted with long range tanks, while the direct distance without using Norfolk Island as a stepping stone, is usually beyond their capabilities.
- The furthest airport from Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Tan Tan Airport (TTA), which is nearly antipodal to Norfolk Island Airport (meaning Norfolk Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tan Tan Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Tan-Tan, Morocco.
- Norfolk Island Airport is the only airport on Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia.
- Because of Norfolk Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Norfolk Island 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.
- Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 478 miles (769 kilometers) NNW of NLK.
Facts about Masset Airport (ZMT):
- Because of Masset Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Masset 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.
- Masset Airport (ZMT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Masset Airport (ZMT) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,691 miles (17,206 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Masset Airport (ZMT) is Sandspit Airport (YZP), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SSE of ZMT.