Nonstop flight route between Whangarei, New Zealand and Ibagué, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand and Perales Airport (IBE), Ibagué, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,543 miles (or 12,139 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 Perales 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 Perales 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):

• Private jets are also catered for when they arrive about twice a year, as well as larger group charters which are fairly common.
• Ansett went into liquidation in 2001, and this resulted in Air New Zealand's subsidary Eagle Airways being the only major airline operating out of the airport.
• The Whangarei District Council approved an upgrade of the main runway and this was completed in April 2009.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Perales Airport (IBE):

• The furthest airport from Perales Airport (IBE) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to Perales Airport (meaning Perales Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,969 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
• Perales Airport (IBE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Perales Airport's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Perales 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 closest airport to Perales Airport (IBE) is Santiago Vila Airport (GIR), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) ESE of IBE.