Nonstop flight route between Cienfuegos, Cuba and Whangarei, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jaime González Airport (CFG), Cienfuegos, Cuba and Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,925 miles (or 12,754 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 Jaime González Airport and Whangarei 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 Jaime González Airport and Whangarei Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jaime González Airport (CFG):

• The US NAVY Code Word for Cienfuegos during the war was ODOP.
• The closest airport to Jaime González Airport (CFG) is Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NE of CFG.
• The furthest airport from Jaime González Airport (CFG) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,725 miles (18,869 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Jaime González Airport (CFG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Jaime González Airport", another name for CFG is "Aeropuerto "Jaime González"".
• Because of Jaime González Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Jaime González 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.
• Jaime González Airport is an international airport that serves Cienfuegos, a city on the southern coast of Cuba, and capital of the province of Cienfuegos.

Facts about Whangarei Airport (WRE):

• The furthest airport from Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), which is nearly antipodal to Whangarei Airport (meaning Whangarei Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Tangier, Morocco.
• In 2009, airport passenger numbers were increasing steadily, with flight numbers increasing also, reaching a peak of 10 return flights to Auckland and 2 return flights to Wellington on weekdays.
• Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
• The daily Wellington service will continue to be flown by Eagle Airways Beech 1900D.
• The runway is lit by pilot activation of the lights, and Av-Gas and Jet A1 are available by fuel card payment.
• The closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of WRE.
• Because of Whangarei Airport's relatively low elevation of 133 feet, planes can take off or land at Whangarei 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.
• In 2008, Salt Air begun an "xpress" service between Kerikeri, Whangarei and Auckland.
• The WDC predicts a high growth rate in aircraft movements over the next 15 years, potentially reaching 45,500 aircraft movements by 2027.
• Whangarei Aerodrome is a small airport 4NM to the south east of Whangarei city, in the suburb of Onerahi, on the east coast of Northland on the North Island, New Zealand.
• The NAC began regular commercial flights between Whangarei and Auckland in 1947.