Nonstop flight route between Wellington, New Zealand and Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand and Tehuacán Airport (TCN), Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,942 miles (or 11,173 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 Tehuacán 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 Tehuacán Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TCN / MMHC |
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Location: | Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°29'48"N by 97°25'10"W |
Area Served: | Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5509 feet (1,679 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TCN |
More Information: | TCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Wellington International Airport (WLG):
- Wellington's original domestic terminal was built as a temporary measure inside a corrugated iron hangar, originally used to assemble de Havilland aircraft.
- The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.
- The South Pier contains six gates that serve regional aircraft and Air New Zealand Link turboprop aircraft.
- 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.
- Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Tehuacán Airport (TCN):
- Tehuacán Airport (TCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tehuacán Airport (TCN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,393 miles (18,335 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Tehuacán Airport", another name for TCN is "Aeropuerto Nacional de Tehuacán".
- Because of Tehuacán Airport's high elevation of 5,509 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TCN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TCN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Tehuacán Airport (TCN) is Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) NW of TCN.