Nonstop flight route between Whakatane, New Zealand and Evenes, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whakatane Airport (WHK), Whakatane, New Zealand and Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE), Evenes, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,196 miles (or 16,408 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 Whakatane Airport and Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, 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 Whakatane Airport and Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Whakatane Airport (WHK):

• Whakatane Airport (WHK) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Whakatane Airport (WHK) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is nearly antipodal to Whakatane Airport (meaning Whakatane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Granada Airport), and is located 12,374 miles (19,913 kilometers) away in Granada, Spain.
• Because of Whakatane Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Whakatane 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 Whakatane Airport (WHK) is Rotorua International Airport (ROT), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WSW of WHK.

Facts about Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE):

• The airlines Braathens SAFE and Widerøe both launched an alternative proposal whereby the government instead should build a network of short take-off and landing airports.
• The furthest airport from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,667 miles (17,167 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The asphalt runway measures 2,808 by 45 meters and is aligned 17–35, roughly north–south.
• The terminal has a capacity for 1,200 passengers per hour and has five gates.
• The closest airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) is Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) E of EVE.
• Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes handled 654,977 passengers last year.
• The airport served 654,977 passengers and 9,878 aircraft movements and handled 619 tonnes of cargo in 2013.
• Because of Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes 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.
• In addition to being known as "Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes", another name for EVE is "Harstad/Narvik lufthavn, Evenes".