Nonstop flight route between Wellington, New Zealand and Gander, Newfoundland, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand and Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,018 miles (or 16,123 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 Gander 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 Wellington International Airport and Gander 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: | 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: | YQX / CYQX |
Airport Name: | Gander International Airport |
Location: | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°56'12"N by 54°34'5"W |
Area Served: | Gander, Newfoundland |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 496 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQX |
More Information: | YQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Wellington International Airport (WLG):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.
- Rongotai Airport started with a grass runway in November 1929.
- Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The main terminal building contains a common check-in area on the first floor and a common baggage claim area on the ground floor.
- The airport plans on spending $250 million over the next five years.
- Wellington's original domestic terminal was built as a temporary measure inside a corrugated iron hangar, originally used to assemble de Havilland aircraft.
- 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.
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
- During the Cold War Gander was notable for the number of persons from the former Warsaw Pact nations who defected there.
- In March 2010, Sun Country Airlines announced that it would use Gander as a refueling stop for its new summer 2010 service between Minneapolis and London Stansted Airport and for its summer 2011 service between Minneapolis and London Gatwick Airport.
- Runway 04/22 was extended from 8,400 to 10,500 ft in 1971.
- Because of Gander International Airport's relatively low elevation of 496 feet, planes can take off or land at Gander 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.
- The airport's runway 03/21 was also designated as an emergency landing runway for the Space Shuttle.
- The furthest airport from Gander International Airport (YQX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- On December 12, 1985 Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed on take-off from, the then runway 22.
- The closest airport to Gander International Airport (YQX) is St. John's International Airport (YYT), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SE of YQX.