Nonstop flight route between Akureyri, Iceland and Wanganui, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Akureyri Airport (AEY), Akureyri, Iceland and Wanganui Airport (WAG), Wanganui, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,588 miles (or 17,039 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 Akureyri Airport and Wanganui 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 Akureyri Airport and Wanganui Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEY / BIAR |
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Location: | Akureyri, Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°39'35"N by 18°4'21"W |
Area Served: | Akureyri |
Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AEY |
More Information: | AEY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAG / NZWU |
Airport Name: | Wanganui Airport |
Location: | Wanganui, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°57'43"S by 175°1'31"E |
Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from WAG |
More Information: | WAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Akureyri Airport (AEY):
- Akureyri Airport (AEY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1952, Loftleiðir decided to cease domestic flights and to concentrate on international flights to Europe and North America.
- In addition to being known as "Akureyri Airport", another name for AEY is "Akureyrarflugvöllur".
- In the summer of 2009, Isavia completed an almost two year runway renovation program.
- Because of Akureyri Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Akureyri 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 Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Húsavík Airport (HZK), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of AEY.
- The furthest airport from Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
Facts about Wanganui Airport (WAG):
- Wanganui Airport (WAG) has 5 runways.
- The closest airport to Wanganui Airport (WAG) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SE of WAG.
- The furthest airport from Wanganui Airport (WAG) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Wanganui Airport (meaning Wanganui Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.
- Because of Wanganui Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Wanganui 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.