Nonstop flight route between Marshall, Minnesota, United States and Whangarei, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport (MML), Marshall, Minnesota, United States and Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,880 miles (or 12,681 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 Southwest Minnesota Regional 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 Southwest Minnesota Regional 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 Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport (MML):

• For the period ending 31, August 2010, the airport had 22995 flights at an average of 63 per day.
• The closest airport to Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport (MML) is Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (MVE), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) N of MML.
• Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport (MML) has 2 runways.
• Midwest Aviation provides fixed-based operations
• The furthest airport from Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport (MML) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,642 miles (17,127 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Whangarei Airport (WRE):

• The first aerodrome in Whangarei was located on Pohe Island, in the upper reaches of Whangarei harbour.
• The closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of 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 District Airport no longer has an Aero Club due to a drop in membership and private flying.
• The WDC predicts a high growth rate in aircraft movements over the next 15 years, potentially reaching 45,500 aircraft movements by 2027.
• 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.
• Private jets are also catered for when they arrive about twice a year, as well as larger group charters which are fairly common.
• Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
• The Whangarei District Council approved an upgrade of the main runway and this was completed in April 2009.
• On the 1st of October 2013, thanks to Northpower, the airport had installed free wifi available to everyone.
• Whangarei Aerodrome is a small airport 4NM to the south east of Whangarei city, in the suburb of Onerahi, on the east coast of Northland on the North Island, New Zealand.
• The 1990s saw the introduction of a new airline, Ansett New Zealand, as competition to Air New Zealand.