Nonstop flight route between Gods River, Manitoba, Canada and Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gods River Airport (ZGI), Gods River, Manitoba, Canada and Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,488 miles (or 13,660 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 Gods River 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 Gods River 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: | ZGI / CZGI |
Airport Name: | Gods River Airport |
Location: | Gods River, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°50'22"N by 94°4'42"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 628 feet (191 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZGI |
More Information: | ZGI 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 Gods River Airport (ZGI):
- Gods River Airport (ZGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gods River Airport (ZGI) is Gods Lake Narrows Airport (YGO), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of ZGI.
- Because of Gods River Airport's relatively low elevation of 628 feet, planes can take off or land at Gods River 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 furthest airport from Gods River Airport (ZGI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,424 miles (16,776 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):
- 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.
- On 6 November 1970, Douglas C-47B ZK-AXS of the Ministry of Transport was damaged beyond economic repair during a downwind simulated takeoff, when the undercarriage collapsed.
- The closest airport to Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of PPQ.
- 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.
- In early 2007, the airport was sold by its first private owners to property developer Noel Robinson for NZ$40 million.
- Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) has 3 runways.
- Constructed by the Royal New Zealand Air Force in July 1939 using equipment from Whenuapai, Paraparaumu was made available as an "Emergency Airport" by the government.
- In 1949 a Lockheed Lodestar from Whenuapai crashed into the Tararua Range.
- 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.