Nonstop flight route between Invercargill, New Zealand and Wilmington, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Invercargill Airport (IVC), Invercargill, New Zealand and Wilmington International Airport (ILM), Wilmington, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,956 miles (or 14,413 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 Invercargill Airport and Wilmington International 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 Invercargill Airport and Wilmington International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IVC / NZNV |
Airport Name: | Invercargill Airport |
Location: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°24'43"S by 168°18'46"E |
Operator/Owner: | Invercargill Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from IVC |
More Information: | IVC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILM / KILM |
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Location: | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°16'14"N by 77°54'9"W |
Area Served: | Wilmington, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | New Hanover County, North Carolina |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ILM |
More Information: | ILM Maps & Info |
Facts about Invercargill Airport (IVC):
- Because of Invercargill Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Invercargill 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 passenger terminal facilities have developed around a striking permanent 'Festival of Britain' two-level structure built in 1963, which features a distinctive lozenge-shaped roof and fully glazed airside walls giving great views of the runway from the upper deck.
- A fully covered baggage carousel was commissioned in 2001.
- The closest airport to Invercargill Airport (IVC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSW of IVC.
- Invercargill Airport (IVC) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Invercargill Airport (IVC) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Invercargill Airport (meaning Invercargill Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,168 miles (19,582 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Regular types using the airport now are, ATR 72, and Dash 8 Q-300.
- Invercargill does not have the appropriate border control measures.
- Regular jet services operated into the airport until 1995, when Air New Zealand restructured all its secondary provincial routes after subsidiary Mount Cook Airline introduced the 68 seat ATR 72-200 into service.
- Invercargill Airport is a controlled aerodrome located one mile west of the city centre of Invercargill at the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand.
- Invercargill Airport handled 27,092 passengers last year.
Facts about Wilmington International Airport (ILM):
- Because of Wilmington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilmington International 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.
- Wilmington International Airport (ILM) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNE of ILM.
- In addition to being known as "Wilmington International Airport", another name for ILM is "New Hanover County International Airport".
- The furthest airport from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,693 miles (18,818 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Charter services include Air Wilmington and Aero Service.
- Piedmont Airlines began commercial flights to Wilmington in February 1948, and used Wilmington as one of its initial crew bases.
- The site is still undergoing environmental remediation, and the next five-year review for the site will be completed in August 2013.
- During World War II, the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force for antisubmarine patrols and training.
- The airport was named Bluethenthal Field on Memorial Day, May 30, 1928, in honor of Arthur Bluethenthal, a former All American football player and decorated World War I pilot who was the first North Carolinian to die in the war.