Nonstop flight route between Lukapa, Angola and Whangarei, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lucapa Airport (LBZ), Lukapa, Angola and Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,933 miles (or 14,377 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 Lucapa 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 Lucapa Airport and Whangarei Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBZ / FNLK |
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| Location: | Lukapa, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°26'29"S by 20°43'58"E |
| Area Served: | Lucapa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3041 feet (927 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBZ |
| More Information: | LBZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRE / NZWR |
| Airport Name: | Whangarei Airport |
| Location: | Whangarei, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°46'5"S by 174°21'54"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Whangarei District Airport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 133 feet (41 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WRE |
| More Information: | WRE Maps & Info |
Facts about Lucapa Airport (LBZ):
- The furthest airport from Lucapa Airport (LBZ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,972 miles (19,267 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Lucapa Airport", another name for LBZ is "Lucapa Airport (Lucapa)".
- The closest airport to Lucapa Airport (LBZ) is Nzagi Airport (NZA), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NE of LBZ.
- Lucapa Airport (LBZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Whangarei Airport (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.
- Whangarei has several scheduled flight destinations, the furthest away being Wellington at 626 km.
- 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.
- 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 2007, Sunair begun daily air services between Whangarei, Tauranga, Rotorua and Napier.
- The closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of WRE.
- A Waco owned also by Northland Districts Aero Club crashed into Whangarei Harbour on 29 September 1957 after suffering an engine failure after take-off.
- In 2008, Salt Air begun an "xpress" service between Kerikeri, Whangarei and Auckland.
- Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
