Nonstop flight route between Whangarei, New Zealand and Ormoc City, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand and Ormoc Airport (OMC), Ormoc City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,581 miles (or 7,372 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 Ormoc 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 Ormoc 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: | OMC / RPVO |
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| Location: | Ormoc City, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°3'22"N by 124°33'56"E |
| Area Served: | Ormoc City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 83 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OMC |
| More Information: | OMC 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 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 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.
- 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 change in aircraft type restored capacity to 136,656 seats available on Air New Zealand per year.
- The closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of WRE.
- 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.
- Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
- The runway is lit by pilot activation of the lights, and Av-Gas and Jet A1 are available by fuel card payment.
Facts about Ormoc Airport (OMC):
- Ormoc Airport (OMC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ormoc Airport (OMC) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Ormoc Airport (meaning Ormoc Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- Because of Ormoc Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at Ormoc 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.
- Ormoc Airport handled 17,800 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Ormoc Airport (OMC) is Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of OMC.
- In addition to being known as "Ormoc Airport", another name for OMC is "Paliparan ng Ormoc Tugpahanan sa Ormoc Luparan han Ormoc".
