Nonstop flight route between Whangarei, New Zealand and Clinton, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand and Clinton Regional Airport (CLK), Clinton, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,432 miles (or 11,960 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 Whangarei Airport and Clinton Regional 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 Whangarei Airport and Clinton Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRE / NZWR |
Airport Name: | Whangarei Airport |
Location: | Whangarei, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°46'5"S by 174°21'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | Whangarei District Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 133 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WRE |
More Information: | WRE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLK / KCLK |
Airport Name: | Clinton Regional Airport |
Location: | Clinton, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°32'17"N by 98°55'58"W |
Area Served: | Clinton, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Clinton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1616 feet (493 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLK |
More Information: | CLK Maps & Info |
Facts about Whangarei Airport (WRE):
- The closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of WRE.
- On 19 November 1955 a Tiger Moth owned by the Northland Districts Aero Club crashed into Whangarei Harbour and two people were injured.
- Because of Whangarei Airport's relatively low elevation of 133 feet, planes can take off or land at Whangarei 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 2007, Sunair begun daily air services between Whangarei, Tauranga, Rotorua and Napier.
- With the outbreak of World War II immediately after the esablishment of the airfield, the airport taken over by RNZAF to serve as a training base there which became RNZAF Station Onerahi.
- The furthest airport from Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), which is nearly antipodal to Whangarei Airport (meaning Whangarei Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Tangier, Morocco.
- Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
- This upgrade allowed Air New Zealand, through its subsidary airline Air Nelson, start trialing flights with their new Bombardier Q300 aircraft.
- Whangarei District Airport no longer has an Aero Club due to a drop in membership and private flying.
Facts about Clinton Regional Airport (CLK):
- The furthest airport from Clinton Regional Airport (CLK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,905 miles (17,549 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Clinton Regional Airport (CLK) is Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark (CSM), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) SW of CLK.
- Clinton Regional Airport (CLK) has 2 runways.