Nonstop flight route between Ghazni, Afghanistan and Wanganui, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ghazni Airport (GZI), Ghazni, Afghanistan and Wanganui Airport (WAG), Wanganui, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,465 miles (or 13,623 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 Ghazni Airport and Wanganui 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 Ghazni Airport and Wanganui Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GZI / OAGN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Ghazni, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°31'50"N by 68°24'44"E | 
| Area Served: | Eastern Afghanistan | 
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 7126 feet (2,172 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GZI | 
| More Information: | GZI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAG / NZWU | 
| Airport Name: | Wanganui Airport | 
| Location: | Wanganui, New Zealand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°57'43"S by 175°1'31"E | 
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 5 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WAG | 
| More Information: | WAG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ghazni Airport (GZI):
- In addition to being known as "Ghazni Airport", other names for GZI include "Ghazni Airport (Ghazni)" and "د غزنی نړیوال هوایی ډګر".
- Because of Ghazni Airport's high elevation of 7,126 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GZI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GZI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Ghazni Airport (GZI) is Sardeh Band Airport (SBF), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SE of GZI.
- The furthest airport from Ghazni Airport (GZI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,978 miles (19,277 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Ghazni Airport (GZI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Wanganui Airport (WAG):
- The furthest airport from Wanganui Airport (WAG) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Wanganui Airport (meaning Wanganui Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.
- The closest airport to Wanganui Airport (WAG) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SE of WAG.
- Because of Wanganui Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Wanganui 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.
- Wanganui Airport (WAG) has 5 runways.




