Nonstop flight route between Whangarei, New Zealand and Haycock, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand and Haycock Airport (HAY), Haycock, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,100 miles (or 11,426 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 Haycock 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 Haycock 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: | HAY / |
Airport Name: | Haycock Airport |
Location: | Haycock, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°12'3"N by 161°9'24"W |
Area Served: | Haycock, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska Department of Natural Resources |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 175 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HAY |
More Information: | HAY Maps & Info |
Facts about Whangarei Airport (WRE):
- This upgrade allowed Air New Zealand, through its subsidary airline Air Nelson, start trialing flights with their new Bombardier Q300 aircraft.
- The control tower was closed down in 1988 as the airport was too small to warrant the service.
- Private jets are also catered for when they arrive about twice a year, as well as larger group charters which are fairly common.
- 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.
- 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.
- With the outbreak of World War II immediately after the esablishment of the airfield, the airport taken over by RNZAF to serve as a training base there which became RNZAF Station Onerahi.
- The first aerodrome in Whangarei was located on Pohe Island, in the upper reaches of Whangarei harbour.
- The change in aircraft type restored capacity to 136,656 seats available on Air New Zealand per year.
- In 2009, airport passenger numbers were increasing steadily, with flight numbers increasing also, reaching a peak of 10 return flights to Auckland and 2 return flights to Wellington on weekdays.
Facts about Haycock Airport (HAY):
- Because of Haycock Airport's relatively low elevation of 175 feet, planes can take off or land at Haycock 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.
- Haycock Airport (HAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Haycock Airport (HAY) is Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNW of HAY.
- The furthest airport from Haycock Airport (HAY) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,279 miles (16,542 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.