Nonstop flight route between Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil and Wellington, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil and Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,996 miles (or 12,869 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 Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado 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 Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado 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 Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS):

• Because of Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado 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 addition to being known as "Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport", another name for IOS is "Aeroporto de Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado".
• Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport handled 502,390 passengers last year.
• Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) is Porto Seguro Airport (BPS), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) S of IOS.
• It is operated by Infraero.
• The furthest airport from Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is nearly antipodal to Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (meaning Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guam International Airport), and is located 12,164 miles (19,576 kilometers) away in Hagåtña, Guam.

Facts about Wellington International Airport (WLG):

• In 1991, the airport released plans to widen the taxiway to CAA Code D & E specifications and acquire extra space, which were abandoned after protests from local residents.
• Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• The international terminal – partially built by the now-defunct Ansett New Zealand in 1986 – has been upgraded in various stages since 2005.
• The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.
• The South Pier contains six gates that serve regional aircraft and Air New Zealand Link turboprop aircraft.
• 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.
• A proposal to relocate the terminal from the east side to the site of the Miramar Golf Course was put forward in 1956.
• The length of the runway has limited the size of aircraft that can use the airport on a commercial basis, and overseas destinations are limited to the east coast of Australia and the South Pacific.