Nonstop flight route between Wellington, New Zealand and Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand and Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE), Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,183 miles (or 9,950 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 Ministro Pistarini 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 Wellington International Airport and Ministro Pistarini International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Wellington International Airport (WLG):

• 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.
• Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Wellington International Airport is an international airport located in the suburb of Rongotai in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.
• The length of the runway has limited the size of aircraft that can use the airport on a commercial basis, and overseas destinations are limited to the east coast of Australia and the South Pacific.
• 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.
• 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.
• Wellington has a reputation for sometimes rough and turbulent landings, even in larger aircraft, due to the channelling effect of Cook Strait creating strong and gusty winds, especially in pre frontal north westerly conditions.
• In 1991, the airport released plans to widen the taxiway to CAA Code D & E specifications and acquire extra space, which were abandoned after protests from local residents.
• The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.

Facts about Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE):

• The closest airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) is Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNE of EZE.
• Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) is Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO), which is nearly antipodal to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (meaning Ministro Pistarini International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Qingdao Liuting International Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,827 kilometers) away in Qingdao, Shandong, China.
• In October 2012 , Ezeiza Airport recorded the highest traffic growth, year-on-year, among all the airports operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
• Because of Ministro Pistarini International Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Ministro Pistarini 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.
• The first civil flight from the then new London Heathrow Airport, a BSAA Avro Lancastrian, flew to Ministro Pistarini International Airport in 1946.
• As of August 2011, Aviation Safety Network records 30 accidents/incidents for aircraft that departed from the airport or had it as a destination.
• In addition to being known as "Ministro Pistarini International Airport", another name for EZE is "Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini".