Nonstop flight route between Whangarei, New Zealand and Peace River, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand and Peace River Airport (YPE), Peace River, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,501 miles (or 12,071 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 Peace River 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 Peace River 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: | YPE / CYPE |
| Airport Name: | Peace River Airport |
| Location: | Peace River, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°13'37"N by 117°26'53"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1872 feet (571 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YPE |
| More Information: | YPE Maps & Info |
Facts about Whangarei Airport (WRE):
- In 2008, Salt Air begun an "xpress" service between Kerikeri, Whangarei and Auckland.
- 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 runway is lit by pilot activation of the lights, and Av-Gas and Jet A1 are available by fuel card payment.
- The NAC began regular commercial flights between Whangarei and Auckland in 1947.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of WRE.
- Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
- On the 1st of October 2013, thanks to Northpower, the airport had installed free wifi available to everyone.
Facts about Peace River Airport (YPE):
- The 5,000 ft long runway 04/22 would be able to accommodate a Boeing 737-600, 737-700 and 737-800 equipped with a short-field design package.
- Northern Air is based at the airport and provides scheduled service to Edmonton, in addition to charters and air ambulance.
- A New Terminal building was opened September 8, 1984.
- The furthest airport from Peace River Airport (YPE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,144 miles (16,325 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Peace River Airport (YPE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Peace River Airport (YPE) is Donnelly Airport (YOE), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) SSE of YPE.
