Nonstop flight route between Wellington, New Zealand and Vitória da Conquista, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand and Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,935 miles (or 12,771 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 Wellington International Airport and Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo 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 Wellington International Airport and Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLG / NZWN |
Airport Name: | Wellington International Airport |
Location: | Wellington, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'37"S by 174°48'19"E |
Area Served: | Wellington, New Zealand |
Operator/Owner: | Infratil, Wellington City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WLG |
More Information: | WLG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDC / SBQV |
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Location: | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°51'48"S by 40°51'47"W |
Area Served: | Vitória da Conquista |
Operator/Owner: | Socicam |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2998 feet (914 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VDC |
More Information: | VDC Maps & Info |
Facts about Wellington International Airport (WLG):
- Because of the runway limitations, Qantas purchased two short-bodied "Special Performance" 747SP for flights between Wellington and Australia during the first half of the 1980s.
- Wellington International Airport is an international airport located in the suburb of Rongotai in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.
- Air Movements Rongotai sits on the opposite side of the Wellington airport runway from the main passenger terminals, its main use being the facilatation of RNZAF flights and flights of overseas military forces.
- The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.
- The furthest airport from Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Wellington International Airport (meaning Wellington International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,966 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.
- Wellington is the third busiest airport in New Zealand handling a total of 5,373,622 passengers in the year ending 31 March 2013.
- As recently as 1992, several alternate sites for Wellington Airport were considered – Te Horo, Paraparaumu, Mana Island, Ohariu Valley, Horokiwi, Wairarapa and Pencarrow – but a decision was made to upgrade the existing site at Rongotai.
- Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wellington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Wellington 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.
- At 2,081 metres, Wellington's runway is shorter than some New Zealand domestic airport runways.
Facts about Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC):
- The closest airport to Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) is Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) E of VDC.
- It is operated by Socicam.
- Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (meaning Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,099 miles (19,472 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport is the airport serving Vitória da Conquista, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport", another name for VDC is "Aeroporto Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo".