Nonstop flight route between Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina and Wellington, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cutral Có Airport (CUT), Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina and Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,584 miles (or 8,986 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 Cutral Có Airport and Wellington International 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 Cutral Có Airport and Wellington International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cutral Có Airport (CUT):

• Because of Cutral Có Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Cutral Có 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.
• Cutral Có Airport (CUT) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Cutral Có Airport (CUT) is Zapala Airport (APZ), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) W of CUT.
• In addition to being known as "Cutral Có Airport", another name for CUT is "Aeropuerto de Cutral Có".
• The furthest airport from Cutral Có Airport (CUT) is Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN), which is nearly antipodal to Cutral Có Airport (meaning Cutral Có Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ordos Ejin Horo Airport), and is located 12,376 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.

Facts about Wellington International Airport (WLG):

• The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.
• Wellington will be spending $40 million expanding its south west pier at the domestic terminal to cope with increased passengers numbers work is expected to be finished in 2015.
• Rongotai Airport started with a grass runway in November 1929.
• At 2,081 metres, Wellington's runway is shorter than some New Zealand domestic airport runways.
• 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.
• 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 is the third busiest airport in New Zealand handling a total of 5,373,622 passengers in the year ending 31 March 2013.
• 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.
• Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has only 1 runway.