Nonstop flight route between Wellington, New Zealand and Jambi, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand and Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), Jambi, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,172 miles (or 8,323 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 Wellington International Airport and Sultan Thaha 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 Wellington International Airport and Sultan Thaha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wellington International Airport (WLG):

• The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.
• A full-length runway extension, to accommodate long-haul aircraft such as the Boeing 747, has been previously investigated, but would require expensive land reclamation into Lyall Bay, and massive breakwater protection from Cook Strait.
• Wellington's original domestic terminal was built as a temporary measure inside a corrugated iron hangar, originally used to assemble de Havilland aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Wellington International Airport (meaning Wellington International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,966 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.
• The South Pier contains six gates that serve regional aircraft and Air New Zealand Link turboprop aircraft.
• Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Wellington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Wellington 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.

Facts about Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB):

• In addition to being known as "Sultan Thaha Airport", another name for DJB is "Bandar Udara Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin".
• In 2012, the runway will be expanded to 2,400 meters long and 45 meters wide to accommodate up to equivalent Boeing 757 from previous Boeing 737.
• The furthest airport from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) is Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Thaha Airport (meaning Sultan Thaha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Garzón Airport), and is located 12,388 miles (19,937 kilometers) away in Villa Garzón, Colombia.
• Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Sultan Thaha Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Thaha 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 Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) is Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) SE of DJB.
• Sultan Thaha Airport handled 1 passengers last year.
• Sultan Thaha Airport is an airport in Jambi City in the Jambi province of Indonesia.