Nonstop flight route between Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada and Whangarei, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whatì Airport (YLE), Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada and Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,789 miles (or 12,535 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 Whatì Airport and Whangarei 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 Whatì Airport and Whangarei Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLE / CWMT | 
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| Location: | Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°7'54"N by 117°14'45"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 882 feet (269 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YLE | 
| More Information: | YLE Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Whatì Airport (YLE):
- The closest airport to Whatì Airport (YLE) is Gamèti/Rae Lakes Airport (YRA), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) N of YLE.
 - In addition to being known as "Whatì Airport", another name for YLE is "CEM3".
 - Whatì Airport (YLE) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Whatì Airport (YLE) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 9,878 miles (15,897 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
 - Because of Whatì Airport's relatively low elevation of 882 feet, planes can take off or land at Whatì 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 Whangarei Airport (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.
 - 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 runway is lit by pilot activation of the lights, and Av-Gas and Jet A1 are available by fuel card payment.
 - 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 change in aircraft type restored capacity to 136,656 seats available on Air New Zealand per year.
 - Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
 - 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 closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of WRE.
 
