Nonstop flight route between Whangarei, New Zealand and Dori, Burkina Faso:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand and Dori Airport (DOR), Dori, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,895 miles (or 17,534 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 Whangarei Airport and Dori 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 Whangarei Airport and Dori Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Whangarei Airport (WRE):

• Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), which is nearly antipodal to Whangarei Airport (meaning Whangarei Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Tangier, Morocco.
• The 1970s saw an increase in domestic travel from Whangarei, so a new airport terminal was built on the northern side of the main runway to cater for this.
• The first aerodrome in Whangarei was located on Pohe Island, in the upper reaches of Whangarei harbour.
• Because of Whangarei Airport's relatively low elevation of 133 feet, planes can take off or land at Whangarei 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 NAC began regular commercial flights between Whangarei and Auckland in 1947.
• In 2008, Salt Air begun an "xpress" service between Kerikeri, Whangarei and Auckland.
• The Whangarei District Council approved an upgrade of the main runway and this was completed in April 2009.
• On the 1st of October 2013, thanks to Northpower, the airport had installed free wifi available to everyone.
• There are also several private aircraft hangars situated around the airport, including one that previously housed a Aero L-29 Delfín jet in 2008.
• The closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of WRE.

Facts about Dori Airport (DOR):

• The closest airport to Dori Airport (DOR) is Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of DOR.
• In addition to being known as "Dori Airport", another name for DOR is "Dori Airport (Dori)".
• Dori Airport (DOR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Dori Airport (DOR) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Dori Airport (meaning Dori Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,797 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
• Because of Dori Airport's relatively low elevation of 909 feet, planes can take off or land at Dori 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.