Nonstop flight route between Wanganui, New Zealand and Chlef, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wanganui Airport (WAG), Wanganui, New Zealand and Chlef International Airport (CFK), Chlef, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,007 miles (or 19,324 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 Wanganui Airport and Chlef 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 Wanganui Airport and Chlef International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between WAG and CFK makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Wanganui Airport and Chlef International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between WAG and CFK are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Wanganui, New Zealand and Chlef, Algeria by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between WAG and CFK!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFK / DAOI |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Chlef, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°12'53"N by 1°20'8"E |
Area Served: | Chlef, Algeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 502 feet (153 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CFK |
More Information: | CFK Maps & Info |
Facts about Wanganui Airport (WAG):
- 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.
- Wanganui Airport (WAG) has 5 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Chlef International Airport (CFK):
- The closest airport to Chlef International Airport (CFK) is Relizane Airport (QZN), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) SW of CFK.
- Because of Chlef International Airport's relatively low elevation of 502 feet, planes can take off or land at Chlef 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.
- Chlef International Airport (CFK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Chlef International Airport (CFK) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Chlef International Airport (meaning Chlef International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Chlef International Airport", other names for CFK include "Abou Bakr Belkaid Airport (Ech Chief)" and "Aéroport International de Chlef".