Nonstop flight route between Whangarei, New Zealand and Tétouan, Morocco:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand and Sania Ramel Airport (TTU), Tétouan, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,415 miles (or 19,981 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 Sania Ramel 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 Sania Ramel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between WRE and TTU makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Whangarei Airport and Sania Ramel Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between WRE and TTU are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Whangarei, New Zealand and Tétouan, Morocco by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between WRE and TTU!

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Facts about Whangarei Airport (WRE):

• 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.
• 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.
• The Whangarei District Council approved an upgrade of the main runway and this was completed in April 2009.
• On the 1st of October 2013, thanks to Northpower, the airport had installed free wifi available to everyone.
• Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
• There are also several private aircraft hangars situated around the airport, including one that previously housed a Aero L-29 Delfín jet in 2008.
• Whangarei Aerodrome is a small airport 4NM to the south east of Whangarei city, in the suburb of Onerahi, on the east coast of Northland on the North Island, New Zealand.
• The 1990s saw the introduction of a new airline, Ansett New Zealand, as competition to Air New Zealand.
• 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.

Facts about Sania Ramel Airport (TTU):

• Because of Sania Ramel Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Sania Ramel 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.
• Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Sania Ramel Airport (meaning Sania Ramel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,415 miles (19,981 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
• Sania Ramel Airport handled 15,039 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Sania Ramel Airport", other names for TTU include "مطار تطوان سانية الرمل", "Aéroport Tétouan – Sania R'mel" and "GMTN".
• The closest airport to Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) is Sania Ramel Airport (SII), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of TTU.
• It also played a relevant role in the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.
• Aircraft parking space of 11,300 square metres supports two ATR 42 and Boeing 737-800s.