Nonstop flight route between Wanaka, New Zealand and Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wanaka Airport (WKA), Wanaka, New Zealand and Mbambanakira Airport (MBU), Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,481 miles (or 3,992 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 relatively short distance between Wanaka Airport and Mbambanakira Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | MBU / AGGD |
Airport Name: | Mbambanakira Airport |
Location: | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°44'51"S by 159°50'20"E |
View all routes: | Routes from MBU |
More Information: | MBU Maps & Info |
Facts about Wanaka Airport (WKA):
- 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.
- The airport is the site of the biennial Warbirds over Wanaka international airshow.
- 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.
Facts about Mbambanakira Airport (MBU):
- The furthest airport from Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Mbambanakira Airport (meaning Mbambanakira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,141 miles (19,539 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
- The closest airport to Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) is Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of MBU.