Nonstop flight route between Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, United States and Tauranga, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (PCD), Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, United States and Tauranga Airport (TRG), Tauranga, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,040 miles (or 12,939 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 Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport and Tauranga 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 Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport and Tauranga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PCD / KPDC |
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Location: | Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°1'9"N by 91°7'24"W |
Area Served: | Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 661 feet (201 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PCD |
More Information: | PCD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRG / NZTG |
Airport Name: | Tauranga Airport |
Location: | Tauranga, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°40'23"S by 176°11'49"E |
Operator/Owner: | Tauranga Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRG |
More Information: | TRG Maps & Info |
Facts about Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (PCD):
- Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (PCD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (PCD) is Decorah Municipal Airport (DEH), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WNW of PCD.
- The furthest airport from Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (PCD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,894 miles (17,532 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport", another name for PCD is "PDC".
- Because of Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 661 feet, planes can take off or land at Prairie du Chien Municipal 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 Tauranga Airport (TRG):
- The closest airport to Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of TRG.
- Because of Tauranga Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Tauranga 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.
- Tauranga airport is the fifth busiest airport in New Zealand in terms of aircraft movements, with 86,935 movements during 2010.
- Tauranga Airport was acquired by the NZ Government from the traditional Maori land owners during World War 2 for defensive purposes.
- In 2006 a study into the feasibility of a new airport at Paengaroa or Payes Pa was produced, but Tauranga Airport is yet to reach full operational capacity.
- Tauranga Airport (TRG) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is nearly antipodal to Tauranga Airport (meaning Tauranga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Granada Airport), and is located 12,403 miles (19,961 kilometers) away in Granada, Spain.
- In 2010 the airport started an expansion of the terminal that took 6 months.