Nonstop flight route between Española, New Mexico, United States and Wanaka, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO), Española, New Mexico, United States and Wanaka Airport (WKA), Wanaka, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,680 miles (or 12,360 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 Ohkay Owingeh Airport and Wanaka 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 Ohkay Owingeh Airport and Wanaka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESO / |
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Location: | Española, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'33"N by 106°2'43"W |
Area Served: | Española, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5790 feet (1,765 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESO |
More Information: | ESO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WKA / NZWF |
Airport Name: | Wanaka Airport |
Location: | Wanaka, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°43'20"S by 169°14'44"E |
Operator/Owner: | Wanaka Town Board and Management Committee |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1142 feet (348 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WKA |
More Information: | WKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO):
- Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO) is Los Alamos Airport (LAM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of ESO.
- In addition to being known as "Ohkay Owingeh Airport", another name for ESO is "E14".
- The furthest airport from Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,142 miles (17,931 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Ohkay Owingeh Airport's high elevation of 5,790 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ESO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ESO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Wanaka Airport (WKA):
- The furthest airport from Wanaka Airport (WKA) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Wanaka Airport (meaning Wanaka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,283 miles (19,768 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Non scheduled services are made by Vincent Aviation to Te Anau and Wellington, Aspiring Air to Queenstown 3 flights per day, and Glenorchy Air from Queenstown and Glenorchy.
- Wanaka Airport (WKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The lack of a VHF omnidirectional range beacon at the airport poses an issue for some aircraft.
- The closest airport to Wanaka Airport (WKA) is Queenstown Airport (ZQN), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) SW of WKA.
- At the moment the runway's PCN value is too low to cope with heavier aircraft, along with restrictions on the passenger capacity of aircraft due to the limited airport facilities, however larger aircraft can operate into the airport, usually on charter services.