Nonstop flight route between Wellington, New Zealand and Beauvais, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand and Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA), Beauvais, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,773 miles (or 18,947 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 Beauvais–Tillé 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 Beauvais–Tillé 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: | BVA / LFOB |
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Location: | Beauvais, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°27'15"N by 2°6'46"E |
Area Served: | Beauvais, France |
Operator/Owner: | Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie (CCI) de l'Oise |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 359 feet (109 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BVA |
More Information: | BVA Maps & Info |
Facts about Wellington International Airport (WLG):
- Vincent Aviation has a small passenger lounge on the Western apron which is used for air charters.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.
- At 2,081 metres, Wellington's runway is shorter than some New Zealand domestic airport runways.
- 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.
- In 1991, the airport released plans to widen the taxiway to CAA Code D & E specifications and acquire extra space, which were abandoned after protests from local residents.
- 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.
- Wellington's original domestic terminal was built as a temporary measure inside a corrugated iron hangar, originally used to assemble de Havilland aircraft.
Facts about Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA):
- Because of Beauvais–Tillé Airport's relatively low elevation of 359 feet, planes can take off or land at Beauvais–Tillé 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.
- Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) has 2 runways.
- Demolition crews arrived and removed the wartime wreckage and any unexploded munitions were removed from the site.
- There is a taxi rank at the airport, and also a shuttle bus into the town.
- The closest airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) is Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNE of BVA.
- The initial German use of the airport was as a bomber base.
- The furthest airport from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (meaning Beauvais–Tillé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,041 miles (19,378 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Beauvais–Tillé Airport", another name for BVA is "Aéroport de Beauvais-TilléAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-61/B-42".
- Beauvais was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation.
- Beauvais–Tillé Airport handled 386,256 passengers last year.