Nonstop flight route between Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States and Whangarei, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States and Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,265 miles (or 13,302 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 Fort Wayne International 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 Fort Wayne International 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 Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA):

• Fort Wayne International Airport and the Fort Wayne – Allen County Airport Authority introduced a new website in February 2013.
• Because of Fort Wayne International Airport's relatively low elevation of 814 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Wayne 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.
• In 1981 Baer Field's 1951 terminal building was modernized and expanded with features like jetways to handle increased traffic brought on by the Airline Deregulation Act.
• An FAA Master Plan for Fort Wayne International Airport, the first since 2003, was completed in 2012.
• Fort Wayne International is also home to a maintenance base for Endeavor Air.
• The furthest airport from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• By 2000 Fort Wayne International Airport was handling record traffic.
• The airport was built at a cost of $10 million as a U.S.
• The closest airport to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is Smith Field (SMD), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) N of FWA.
• Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) has 3 runways.

Facts about Whangarei Airport (WRE):

• The closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of WRE.
• There are also several private aircraft hangars situated around the airport, including one that previously housed a Aero L-29 Delfín jet in 2008.
• The 1970s saw an increase in domestic travel from Whangarei, so a new airport terminal was built on the northern side of the main runway to cater for this.
• 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.
• This upgrade allowed Air New Zealand, through its subsidary airline Air Nelson, start trialing flights with their new Bombardier Q300 aircraft.
• 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.
• On the 1st of October 2013, thanks to Northpower, the airport had installed free wifi available to everyone.
• Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
• The NAC began regular commercial flights between Whangarei and Auckland in 1947.