Nonstop flight route between Wellington, New Zealand and Kumasi, Ghana:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand and Kumasi Airport (KMS), Kumasi, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,035 miles (or 16,150 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 Wellington International Airport and Kumasi 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 Wellington International Airport and Kumasi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Wellington International Airport (WLG):

• 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.
• The main terminal building contains a common check-in area on the first floor and a common baggage claim area on the ground floor.
• A full-length runway extension, to accommodate long-haul aircraft such as the Boeing 747, has been previously investigated, but would require expensive land reclamation into Lyall Bay, and massive breakwater protection from Cook Strait.
• As recently as 1992, several alternate sites for Wellington Airport were considered – Te Horo, Paraparaumu, Mana Island, Ohariu Valley, Horokiwi, Wairarapa and Pencarrow – but a decision was made to upgrade the existing site at Rongotai.
• Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The South Pier contains six gates that serve regional aircraft and Air New Zealand Link turboprop aircraft.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of 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.

Facts about Kumasi Airport (KMS):

• The closest airport to Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Sunyani Airport (NYI), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NW of KMS.
• Because of Kumasi Airport's relatively low elevation of 942 feet, planes can take off or land at Kumasi 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.
• Kumasi Airport (KMS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Currently, upgrading work on the existing runway and some related works are in progress.
• The furthest airport from Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Kumasi Airport (meaning Kumasi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,796 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• The Airport is currently undergoing rehabilitation to become an International Airport.