Nonstop flight route between Whangarei, New Zealand and East Farmingdale, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand and Republic Airport (FRG), East Farmingdale, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,835 miles (or 14,219 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 Republic 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 Republic 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: | FRG / KFRG |
Airport Name: | Republic Airport |
Location: | East Farmingdale, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°43'44"N by 73°24'47"W |
Area Served: | Long Island |
Operator/Owner: | New York State Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FRG |
More Information: | FRG Maps & Info |
Facts about Whangarei Airport (WRE):
- 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 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.
- Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of WRE.
- The 1990s saw the introduction of a new airline, Ansett New Zealand, as competition to Air New Zealand.
- The airport has a modern air-conditioned terminal building with free wifi and a cafeteria, which services Air New Zealand's subsidiaries, Eagle Airways and Air Nelson.
- Private jets are also catered for when they arrive about twice a year, as well as larger group charters which are fairly common.
- This upgrade allowed Air New Zealand, through its subsidary airline Air Nelson, start trialing flights with their new Bombardier Q300 aircraft.
Facts about Republic Airport (FRG):
- It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.
- Most NHL teams flying charter flights into Long Island to play the New York Islanders use Republic Airport.
- Republic Airport (FRG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Republic Airport (FRG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,775 miles (18,949 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Republic Aviation produced over 800 F-105 Thunderchief fighter bombers during the Vietnam Era.
- Because of Republic Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Republic 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 airport covers an area of 526 acres at an elevation of 80 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Republic Airport (FRG) is Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of FRG.