Nonstop flight route between Pecos, Texas, United States and Wellington, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), Pecos, Texas, United States and Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,223 miles (or 11,625 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 Pecos Municipal Airport and Wellington 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 Pecos Municipal Airport and Wellington 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: | PEQ / KPEQ |
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Location: | Pecos, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°22'57"N by 103°30'38"W |
Area Served: | Pecos, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Pecos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2613 feet (796 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PEQ |
More Information: | PEQ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ):
- In addition to being known as "Pecos Municipal Airport", another name for PEQ is "Pecos Army Airfield".
- The closest airport to Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of PEQ.
- The furthest airport from Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,292 miles (18,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airfield was placed on "temporary standby" status on May 1, 1945, and was never again an active military installation.
- Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) has 2 runways.
- Over the years part of the field was sold off, and Interstate Highway 20 cut through it.
- The airport opened as Pecos Airport on 400 acres three miles south and slightly west of Pecos.
- The United States Army Air Forces used Pecos Airport as a training airfield by the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, West Coast Training Center.
Facts about Wellington International Airport (WLG):
- The airport comprises a small 110-hectare site on the Rongotai isthmus, a stretch of low-lying land between Wellington proper and the Miramar Peninsula.
- At 2,081 metres, Wellington's runway is shorter than some New Zealand domestic airport runways.
- Wellington will be spending $40 million expanding its south west pier at the domestic terminal to cope with increased passengers numbers work is expected to be finished in 2015.
- Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.
- Wellington has a reputation for sometimes rough and turbulent landings, even in larger aircraft, due to the channelling effect of Cook Strait creating strong and gusty winds, especially in pre frontal north westerly conditions.
- 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.
- 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 April 2006, Air New Zealand and Qantas announced that they proposed to enter into a codeshare agreement, arguing that it would be necessary in order to reduce empty seats and financial losses on trans-Tasman routes.