Nonstop flight route between Linden, New Jersey, United States and Wellington, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Linden Airport (LDJ), Linden, New Jersey, United States and Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,935 miles (or 14,380 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 Linden 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 Linden 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 Linden Airport (LDJ):

• Linden Airport covers an area of 188 acres at an elevation of 22 feet above mean sea level.
• The airport served as a temporary road racing course in 1954 when Al Keller won a race in the then-NASCAR Grand National Division.
• Because of Linden Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Linden 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.
• The closest airport to Linden Airport (LDJ) is Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NE of LDJ.
• The furthest airport from Linden Airport (LDJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,747 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Linden Airport (LDJ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Wellington International Airport (WLG):

• The main terminal building contains a common check-in area on the first floor and a common baggage claim area on the ground floor.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.
• At 2,081 metres, Wellington's runway is shorter than some New Zealand domestic airport runways.
• 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 airport, in addition to linking many New Zealand destinations with national and regional carriers, also has links to major cities in eastern Australia.
• Wellington's original domestic terminal was built as a temporary measure inside a corrugated iron hangar, originally used to assemble de Havilland 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.