Nonstop flight route between Whakatane, New Zealand and La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(37°55'14"S by 176°54'51"E)
Arrival Airport:
(24°4'21"N by 110°21'43"W)
Distance from WHK to LAP:
6,364.02 miles (10,241.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whakatane Airport (WHK), Whakatane, New Zealand and Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP), La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,364 miles (or 10,242 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 Manuel Márquez de León 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 Whakatane Airport and Manuel Márquez de León 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: | WHK / NZWK |
| Airport Name: | Whakatane Airport |
| Location: | Whakatane, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°55'14"S by 176°54'51"E |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WHK |
| More Information: | WHK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAP / MMLP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°4'21"N by 110°21'43"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAP |
| More Information: | LAP Maps & Info |
Facts about Whakatane Airport (WHK):
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Whakatane Airport (WHK) is Rotorua International Airport (ROT), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WSW of WHK.
Facts about Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP):
- The closest airport to Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) is Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SSE of LAP.
- The furthest airport from Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Manuel Márquez de León International Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Manuel Márquez de León 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.
- Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Manuel Márquez de León International Airport", another name for LAP is "Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Márquez de León".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.01 miles (56.34 km) WSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 42.71 miles (68.73 km) WNW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 65.35 miles (105.18 km) W | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 72.29 miles (116.34 km) SW | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 77.23 miles (124.28 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 86.35 miles (138.97 km) W | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 91.39 miles (147.07 km) NW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 106.97 miles (172.14 km) S | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 109.74 miles (176.60 km) NW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 122.94 miles (197.85 km) WNW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 132.37 miles (213.03 km) WNW | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 140.64 miles (226.33 km) NW | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 165.95 miles (267.08 km) WSW | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 173.78 miles (279.67 km) SW | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 179.81 miles (289.37 km) SSW | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,373.62 miles (19,913.36 km) NE | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,356.34 miles (19,885.55 km) NE | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,352.67 miles (19,879.64 km) NNW | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,340.88 miles (19,860.68 km) E | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,320.87 miles (19,828.46 km) NE | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,312.35 miles (19,814.75 km) W | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,297.11 miles (19,790.24 km) W | Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) | Alicante, Spain | |
| 8 | 12,279.09 miles (19,761.23 km) ENE | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 9 | 12,262.06 miles (19,733.82 km) NE | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 10 | 12,259.43 miles (19,729.58 km) NW | Valencia Airport (VLC) | Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | |
| 11 | 12,258.67 miles (19,728.37 km) N | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,257.77 miles (19,726.91 km) N | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,254.33 miles (19,721.39 km) ENE | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,254.19 miles (19,721.16 km) N | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 15 | 12,250.59 miles (19,715.36 km) NE | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 75.48 miles (121.47 km) SSE | Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) | Los Cabos, Mexico | |
| 2 | 103.90 miles (167.21 km) NW | Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) | Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 3 | 137.35 miles (221.05 km) NE | Los Mochis International Airport (LMM) | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 4 | 146.11 miles (235.14 km) NNW | Loreto International Airport (LTO) | Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 5 | 187.86 miles (302.33 km) ENE | Culiacán International Airport (CUL) | Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 6 | 231.74 miles (372.95 km) N | Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN) | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 7 | 266.83 miles (429.42 km) ESE | General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 8 | 271.47 miles (436.89 km) N | General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM) | Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 9 | 349.65 miles (562.71 km) N | General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport (HMO) | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 10 | 355.30 miles (571.79 km) NW | Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) | Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 11 | 367.75 miles (591.84 km) E | General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO) | Durango, Durango, Mexico | |
| 12 | 392.29 miles (631.33 km) NNW | Bahía de los Ángeles Airport (BHL) | Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California, México | |
| 13 | 396.55 miles (638.19 km) ESE | Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico | |
| 14 | 401.74 miles (646.54 km) SE | Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 15 | 420.07 miles (676.03 km) NE | General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (CUU) | Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,936.16 miles (19,209.34 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,632.33 miles (18,720.37 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,511.62 miles (18,526.11 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,509.32 miles (18,522.41 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,069.87 miles (17,815.18 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,068.80 miles (17,813.47 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,066.75 miles (17,810.16 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,033.59 miles (17,756.80 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,011.45 miles (17,721.17 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,991.67 miles (17,689.34 km) E | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,972.40 miles (17,658.32 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,967.67 miles (17,650.70 km) E | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,926.06 miles (17,583.75 km) ESE | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 14 | 10,892.77 miles (17,530.17 km) ESE | Ambilobe Airport (AMB) | Ambilobe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,892.62 miles (17,529.93 km) ESE | Port Bergé Airport (WPB) | Port Bergé, Madagascar | |