Nonstop flight route between Burbach, Germany and Wellington, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Siegerland Airport (SGE), Burbach, Germany and Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,531 miles (or 18,557 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 Siegerland 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 Siegerland Airport and Wellington International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGE / EDGS |
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Location: | Burbach, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°42'28"N by 8°4'59"E |
Area Served: | Siegerland, Germany |
Elevation: | 1965 feet (599 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGE |
More Information: | SGE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLG / NZWN |
Airport Name: | Wellington International Airport |
Location: | Wellington, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'37"S by 174°48'19"E |
Area Served: | Wellington, New Zealand |
Operator/Owner: | Infratil, Wellington City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WLG |
More Information: | WLG Maps & Info |
Facts about Siegerland Airport (SGE):
- The furthest airport from Siegerland Airport (SGE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,915 miles (19,175 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Siegerland Airport (SGE) is Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) WNW of SGE.
- In addition to being known as "Siegerland Airport", another name for SGE is "Siegerlandflughafen".
- Siegerland Airport (SGE) has 3 runways.
Facts about Wellington International Airport (WLG):
- As recently as 1992, several alternate sites for Wellington Airport were considered – Te Horo, Paraparaumu, Mana Island, Ohariu Valley, Horokiwi, Wairarapa and Pencarrow – but a decision was made to upgrade the existing site at Rongotai.
- The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.
- A proposal to relocate the terminal from the east side to the site of the Miramar Golf Course was put forward in 1956.
- 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.
- At 2,081 metres, Wellington's runway is shorter than some New Zealand domestic airport runways.
- According to WIAL in 2009, the forthcoming Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 were originally predicted to have improved runway performance over existing long haul aircraft, opening up the possibility of direct air links to Asia and the Americas if commercially viable.
- Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.