Nonstop flight route between Shennongjia, Hubei, China and Whangarei, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG), Shennongjia, Hubei, China and Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,234 miles (or 10,033 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 Shennongjia Hongping 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 Shennongjia Hongping 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: | HPG / |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Shennongjia, Hubei, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°38'0"N by 110°20'17"E |
Area Served: | Shennongjia, Hubei, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8465 feet (2,580 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HPG |
More Information: | HPG 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 Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG):
- The closest airport to Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) is Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) SE of HPG.
- The furthest airport from Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) is Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Shennongjia Hongping Airport (meaning Shennongjia Hongping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in San Juan Province, Argentina.
- Because of Shennongjia Hongping Airport's high elevation of 8,465 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HPG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HPG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Shennongjia Hongping Airport", other names for HPG include "神农架红坪机场" and "Shénnóngjià Hóngpíng Jīchǎng".
Facts about Whangarei Airport (WRE):
- The WDC predicts a high growth rate in aircraft movements over the next 15 years, potentially reaching 45,500 aircraft movements by 2027.
- The daily Wellington service will continue to be flown by Eagle Airways Beech 1900D.
- The change in aircraft type restored capacity to 136,656 seats available on Air New Zealand per year.
- In 2009, airport passenger numbers were increasing steadily, with flight numbers increasing also, reaching a peak of 10 return flights to Auckland and 2 return flights to Wellington on weekdays.
- The closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of WRE.
- 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.
- The 1990s saw the introduction of a new airline, Ansett New Zealand, as competition to Air New Zealand.
- The control tower was closed down in 1988 as the airport was too small to warrant the service.
- 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.
- There are also several private aircraft hangars situated around the airport, including one that previously housed a Aero L-29 Delfín jet in 2008.