Nonstop flight route between Bettles, Alaska, United States and Wanaka, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bettles Airport (BTT), Bettles, Alaska, United States and Wanaka Airport (WKA), Wanaka, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,985 miles (or 12,850 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 Bettles Airport and Wanaka 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 Bettles Airport and Wanaka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTT / PABT | 
| Airport Name: | Bettles Airport | 
| Location: | Bettles, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°54'50"N by 151°31'45"W | 
| Area Served: | Bettles, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 647 feet (197 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BTT | 
| More Information: | BTT Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WKA / NZWF | 
| Airport Name: | Wanaka Airport | 
| Location: | Wanaka, New Zealand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°43'20"S by 169°14'44"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Wanaka Town Board and Management Committee | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1142 feet (348 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WKA | 
| More Information: | WKA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bettles Airport (BTT):
- On October 30, 1970, Douglas C-47B N99663 of Frontier Flying Service was written off in a landing accident.
 - The closest airport to Bettles Airport (BTT) is Prospect Creek Airport (PPC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) ESE of BTT.
 - Because of Bettles Airport's relatively low elevation of 647 feet, planes can take off or land at Bettles 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 Bettles Airport (BTT) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,159 miles (16,349 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
 - Bettles Airport (BTT) has 3 runways.
 
Facts about Wanaka Airport (WKA):
- Scheduled services were operated by Air New Zealand's 19 seater Beechcraft 1900D to Christchurch, this finished on 30 January 2013.
 - The closest airport to Wanaka Airport (WKA) is Queenstown Airport (ZQN), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) SW of WKA.
 - At the moment the runway's PCN value is too low to cope with heavier aircraft, along with restrictions on the passenger capacity of aircraft due to the limited airport facilities, however larger aircraft can operate into the airport, usually on charter services.
 - Wanaka Airport is the airport servicing the town of Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand and the surrounding ski fields.
 - The furthest airport from Wanaka Airport (WKA) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Wanaka Airport (meaning Wanaka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,283 miles (19,768 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
 - Wanaka Airport (WKA) currently has only 1 runway.
 
