Nonstop flight route between Wellington, New Zealand and Zephyrhills, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand and Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH), Zephyrhills, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,118 miles (or 13,064 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 Zephyrhills Municipal 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 Zephyrhills Municipal 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: | ZPH / KZPH |
Airport Name: | Zephyrhills Municipal Airport |
Location: | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°13'41"N by 82°9'20"W |
Area Served: | Zephyrhills, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | City of Zephyrhills |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 90 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZPH |
More Information: | ZPH Maps & Info |
Facts about Wellington International Airport (WLG):
- Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Since 1998 the airport has been two-thirds privately owned by Infratil, with the remaining third owned by the Wellington City Council.
- Wellington is the third busiest airport in New Zealand handling a total of 5,373,622 passengers in the year ending 31 March 2013.
- 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.
- Air Movements Rongotai sits on the opposite side of the Wellington airport runway from the main passenger terminals, its main use being the facilatation of RNZAF flights and flights of overseas military forces.
- The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.
- 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 international terminal – partially built by the now-defunct Ansett New Zealand in 1986 – has been upgraded in various stages since 2005.
- Rongotai Airport started with a grass runway in November 1929.
Facts about Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH):
- Zephyrhills Municipal Airport covers an area of 813 acres at an elevation of 90 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Zephyrhills Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Zephyrhills Municipal 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.
- On March 23, 2013, two skydivers of Skydive City, instructor, Orvar Arnarson, 41, and student Andrimar Pordarson, 25 were found dead after parachutes did not deploy.
- The furthest airport from Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,456 miles (18,437 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) is Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) SSE of ZPH.
- Opened in January 1942, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces, specifically the Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics tactical combat simulation school headquartered at Orlando Army Air Base.
- Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) has 2 runways.