Nonstop flight route between Alpena, Michigan, United States and Whangarei, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alpena County Regional Airport (APN), Alpena, Michigan, United States and Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,447 miles (or 13,594 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 Alpena County Regional Airport and Whangarei 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 Alpena County Regional Airport and Whangarei Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | APN / KAPN |
Airport Name: | Alpena County Regional Airport |
Location: | Alpena, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°4'41"N by 83°33'37"W |
Area Served: | Alpena, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | County of Alpena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 690 feet (210 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from APN |
More Information: | APN Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Alpena County Regional Airport (APN):
- The closest airport to Alpena County Regional Airport (APN) is Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (OSC), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) S of APN.
- Because of Alpena County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at Alpena County Regional 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.
- Alpena County Regional Airport (APN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Alpena County Regional Airport (APN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,184 miles (17,999 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Several scenes of the film Die Hard 2 were shot there.
- Alpena County Regional Airport covers an area of 3,084 acres at an elevation of 690 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Whangarei Airport (WRE):
- Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The WDC predicts a high growth rate in aircraft movements over the next 15 years, potentially reaching 45,500 aircraft movements by 2027.
- In 2008, Salt Air begun an "xpress" service between Kerikeri, Whangarei and Auckland.
- 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.
- The runway is lit by pilot activation of the lights, and Av-Gas and Jet A1 are available by fuel card payment.
- The 1990s saw the introduction of a new airline, Ansett New Zealand, as competition to Air New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of WRE.
- Whangarei District Airport no longer has an Aero Club due to a drop in membership and private flying.