Nonstop flight route between Wasilla, Alaska, United States and Wellington, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wasilla Airport (WWA), Wasilla, Alaska, United States and Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,384 miles (or 11,884 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 Wasilla Airport and Wellington International 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 Wasilla Airport and Wellington International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WWA / PAWS |
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| Location: | Wasilla, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°34'18"N by 149°32'21"W |
| Area Served: | Wasilla, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Wasilla |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 354 feet (108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WWA |
| More Information: | WWA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLG / NZWN |
| Airport Name: | Wellington International Airport |
| Location: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'37"S by 174°48'19"E |
| Area Served: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Operator/Owner: | Infratil, Wellington City Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WLG |
| More Information: | WLG Maps & Info |
Facts about Wasilla Airport (WWA):
- Wasilla Airport (WWA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Wasilla Airport (WWA) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,519 miles (16,928 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Wasilla Airport", another name for WWA is "IYS".
- The closest airport to Wasilla Airport (WWA) is Big Lake Airport (BGQ), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WSW of WWA.
- Because of Wasilla Airport's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Wasilla 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 Wellington International Airport (WLG):
- The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.
- Air Movements Rongotai sits on the opposite side of the Wellington airport runway from the main passenger terminals, its main use being the facilatation of RNZAF flights and flights of overseas military forces.
- The furthest airport from Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Wellington International Airport (meaning Wellington International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,966 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.
- A proposal to relocate the terminal from the east side to the site of the Miramar Golf Course was put forward in 1956.
- According to WIAL in 2009, the forthcoming Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 were originally predicted to have improved runway performance over existing long haul aircraft, opening up the possibility of direct air links to Asia and the Americas if commercially viable.
- Wellington is the third busiest airport in New Zealand handling a total of 5,373,622 passengers in the year ending 31 March 2013.
- Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wellington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Wellington International 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.
