Nonstop flight route between Wanganui, New Zealand and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wanganui Airport (WAG), Wanganui, New Zealand and Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT), Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,431 miles (or 13,568 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 Wanganui Airport and Thunder Bay 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 Wanganui Airport and Thunder Bay International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wanganui Airport (WAG):

• The closest airport to Wanganui Airport (WAG) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SE of WAG.
• Wanganui Airport (WAG) has 5 runways.
• Because of Wanganui Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Wanganui 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 furthest airport from Wanganui Airport (WAG) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Wanganui Airport (meaning Wanganui Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.

Facts about Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT):

• Thunder Bay International Airport handled 761,000 passengers last year.
• Originally named the Fort William Municipal Airport, construction began in 1938, partly as a means of relieving unemployment.
• The closest airport to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) is Grand Marais/Cook County Airport (GRM), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) SW of YQT.
• In addition to being known as "Thunder Bay International Airport", another name for YQT is "Thunder Bay Airport".
• The furthest airport from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,833 miles (17,435 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Thunder Bay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 654 feet, planes can take off or land at Thunder Bay 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.
• Thunder Bay Airport or Thunder Bay International Airport, is an airport in the Canadian city of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
• Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) has 2 runways.
• The parking lot contains 100 short-term spaces, 300 long-term spaces, curbside taxi service and courtesy cars.
• Before the two cities of Fort William and Port Arthur merged, it was called the Canadian Lakehead Airport.