Nonstop flight route between Wanaka, New Zealand and Glendive, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wanaka Airport (WKA), Wanaka, New Zealand and Dawson Community Airport (GDV), Glendive, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,208 miles (or 13,209 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 Wanaka Airport and Dawson Community 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 Wanaka Airport and Dawson Community Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WKA / NZWF |
Airport Name: | Wanaka Airport |
Location: | Wanaka, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°43'20"S by 169°14'44"E |
Operator/Owner: | Wanaka Town Board and Management Committee |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1142 feet (348 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WKA |
More Information: | WKA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDV / KGDV |
Airport Name: | Dawson Community Airport |
Location: | Glendive, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°8'18"N by 104°48'25"W |
Area Served: | Glendive, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Dawson County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2458 feet (749 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GDV |
More Information: | GDV Maps & Info |
Facts about Wanaka Airport (WKA):
- Wanaka Airport (WKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wanaka Airport (WKA) is Queenstown Airport (ZQN), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) SW of WKA.
- Non scheduled services are made by Vincent Aviation to Te Anau and Wellington, Aspiring Air to Queenstown 3 flights per day, and Glenorchy Air from Queenstown and Glenorchy.
- The lack of a VHF omnidirectional range beacon at the airport poses an issue for some aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Wanaka Airport (WKA) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Wanaka Airport (meaning Wanaka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,283 miles (19,768 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Scheduled services were operated by Air New Zealand's 19 seater Beechcraft 1900D to Christchurch, this finished on 30 January 2013.
Facts about Dawson Community Airport (GDV):
- Scheduled air service temporarily ceased on March 8, 2008, when Big Sky Airlines ended operations in bankruptcy.
- The closest airport to Dawson Community Airport (GDV) is Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport (SDY), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) NE of GDV.
- Dawson Community Airport covers an area of 413 acres at an elevation of 2,458 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Dawson Community Airport (GDV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,431 miles (16,787 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Dawson Community Airport (GDV) has 2 runways.