Nonstop flight route between Whangarei, New Zealand and Austin, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand and Austin Executive Airport (EDC), Austin, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,309 miles (or 11,763 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 Austin Executive 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 Austin Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRE / NZWR |
Airport Name: | Whangarei Airport |
Location: | Whangarei, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°46'5"S by 174°21'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | Whangarei District Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 133 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WRE |
More Information: | WRE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDC / KEDC |
Airport Name: | Austin Executive Airport |
Location: | Austin, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°23'48"N by 97°34'23"W |
Area Served: | Austin, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Travis County Field LLC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 620 feet (189 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EDC |
More Information: | EDC Maps & Info |
Facts about Whangarei Airport (WRE):
- The closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of WRE.
- The control tower was closed down in 1988 as the airport was too small to warrant the service.
- Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
- 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 runway is lit by pilot activation of the lights, and Av-Gas and Jet A1 are available by fuel card payment.
- In 2007, Sunair begun daily air services between Whangarei, Tauranga, Rotorua and Napier.
- 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.
- On the 1st of October 2013, thanks to Northpower, the airport had installed free wifi available to everyone.
- The 1990s saw the introduction of a new airline, Ansett New Zealand, as competition to Air New Zealand.
Facts about Austin Executive Airport (EDC):
- The furthest airport from Austin Executive Airport (EDC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,039 miles (17,765 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Austin Executive Airport opened in 2011 with funding from Ron Henriksen, who also operates Houston Executive Airport.
- The closest airport to Austin Executive Airport (EDC) is Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SSW of EDC.
- Austin Executive Airport (EDC) has 2 runways.
- Because of Austin Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 620 feet, planes can take off or land at Austin Executive 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.