Nonstop flight route between Wellington, New Zealand and Nazca, Ica Region, Peru:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand and Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), Nazca, Ica Region, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,542 miles (or 10,529 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 Maria Reiche Neuman 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 Maria Reiche Neuman 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.
• In April 2006, Air New Zealand and Qantas announced that they proposed to enter into a codeshare agreement, arguing that it would be necessary in order to reduce empty seats and financial losses on trans-Tasman routes.
• 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.
• 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.
• Rongotai Airport started with a grass runway in November 1929.
• The international terminal – partially built by the now-defunct Ansett New Zealand in 1986 – has been upgraded in various stages since 2005.
• Wellington International Airport is an international airport located in the suburb of Rongotai in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.
• At 2,081 metres, Wellington's runway is shorter than some New Zealand domestic airport runways.
• 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 is the third busiest airport in New Zealand handling a total of 5,373,622 passengers in the year ending 31 March 2013.

Facts about Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC):

• Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Maria Reiche Neuman Airport", another name for NZC is "Aeropuerto María Reiche Neuman".
• The closest airport to Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) NW of NZC.
• The furthest airport from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) is Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP), which is nearly antipodal to Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (meaning Maria Reiche Neuman Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี), and is located 12,407 miles (19,967 kilometers) away in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.