Nonstop flight route between Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia and Wanganui, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yelizovo Airport (PKC), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia and Wanganui Airport (WAG), Wanganui, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,510 miles (or 10,477 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 Yelizovo 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 Yelizovo 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: | PKC / UHPP | 
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| Location: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°10'3"N by 158°27'12"E | 
| Area Served: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | 
| Operator/Owner: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PKC | 
| More Information: | PKC 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 Yelizovo Airport (PKC):
- The furthest airport from Yelizovo Airport (PKC) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,947 miles (17,617 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
 - Because of Yelizovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Yelizovo 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.
 - Yelizovo Airport (PKC) has 2 runways.
 - Airliner World ran a feature in their August 2008 issue on 'Aviation in Kamchatka,' leading with descriptions of Yelizovo.
 - In addition to being known as "Yelizovo Airport", another name for PKC is "Аэропорт Елизово".
 - The closest airport to Yelizovo Airport (PKC) is Sokol Airport (GDX), which is located 550 miles (886 kilometers) NNW of PKC.
 
Facts about Wanganui Airport (WAG):
- Wanganui Airport (WAG) has 5 runways.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
