Nonstop flight route between Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada and Napier, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(54°8'38"N by 115°47'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°28'5"S by 176°52'18"E)
Distance from YZU to NPE:
7,595.93 miles (12,224.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whitecourt Airport (YZU), Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada and Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE), Napier, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,596 miles (or 12,224 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 Whitecourt Airport and Hawke's Bay 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 Whitecourt Airport and Hawke's Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZU / CYZU |
| Airport Name: | Whitecourt Airport |
| Location: | Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°8'38"N by 115°47'12"W |
| Area Served: | Whitecourt |
| Operator/Owner: | Woodlands County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2567 feet (782 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YZU |
| More Information: | YZU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NPE / NZNR |
| Airport Name: | Hawke's Bay Airport |
| Location: | Napier, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°28'5"S by 176°52'18"E |
| Area Served: | Hastings, New Zealand and Napier, New Zealand |
| Operator/Owner: | Crown (50%) Napier City (26%) Hastings District (24%) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NPE |
| More Information: | NPE Maps & Info |
Facts about Whitecourt Airport (YZU):
- The airport is open 24 hours a day with the Nav Canada Flight Services office open from 6 AM to 10 PM, 7 days a week.
- Whitecourt Airport (YZU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Whitecourt Airport (YZU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Whitecourt Airport (YZU) is Edson Airport (YET), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SW of YZU.
Facts about Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE):
- Hawke's Bay Airport handled 451,128 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) is Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), which is nearly antipodal to Hawke's Bay Airport (meaning Hawke's Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ciudad Real Central Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Ciudad Real, Spain.
- The second floor has a small glass-fenced open air deck, where arriving and departing aircraft can be viewed.
- Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) has 3 runways.
- Because of Hawke's Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Hawke's Bay 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 closest airport to Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) is Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NW of NPE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.83 miles (76.98 km) SW | Edson Airport (YET) | Edson, Alberta, Canada |     |
| 2 | 58.99 miles (94.93 km) SSW | High Prairie Airport (ZHP) | High Prairie, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | 69.45 miles (111.76 km) SSE | Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC) | Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada | |
| 4 | 89.03 miles (143.28 km) NNE | Slave Lake Airport (YZH) | Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | 98.53 miles (158.56 km) SW | Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP) | Hinton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 6 | 98.88 miles (159.14 km) ESE | CFB Edmonton (YED) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 7 | 107.05 miles (172.27 km) ESE | Edmonton International Airport (YEG) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 8 | 119.97 miles (193.07 km) NNW | Donnelly Airport (YOE) | Donnelly, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 122.38 miles (196.95 km) SW | Jasper Airport (YJA) | Jasper, Alberta, Canada | |
| 10 | 123.92 miles (199.43 km) SSE | Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM) | Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada | |
| 11 | 126.27 miles (203.20 km) W | Grande Cache Airport (YGC) | Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada | |
| 12 | 143.00 miles (230.13 km) WNW | Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada | |
| 13 | 156.56 miles (251.96 km) SSE | Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF) | Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | |
| 14 | 156.88 miles (252.48 km) ENE | Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) | Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | 158.15 miles (254.52 km) NNW | Peace River Airport (YPE) | Peace River, Alberta, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,239.17 miles (16,478.30 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,169.11 miles (16,365.55 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,145.55 miles (16,327.63 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,138.18 miles (16,315.78 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,122.64 miles (16,290.77 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 6 | 10,117.44 miles (16,282.39 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,113.02 miles (16,275.29 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,096.17 miles (16,248.18 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,094.14 miles (16,244.90 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 10 | 10,082.12 miles (16,225.55 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 11 | 10,073.96 miles (16,212.43 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,060.50 miles (16,190.77 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,057.05 miles (16,185.21 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,051.26 miles (16,175.90 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,020.71 miles (16,126.73 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.69 miles (105.73 km) NW | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 81.35 miles (130.92 km) NE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 88.83 miles (142.96 km) SW | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 98.54 miles (158.59 km) NNW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 103.89 miles (167.20 km) WSW | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 106.97 miles (172.14 km) N | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 122.90 miles (197.79 km) SSW | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 129.26 miles (208.03 km) NNW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 134.48 miles (216.43 km) NNW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 138.36 miles (222.68 km) NW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 140.43 miles (226.00 km) SW | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 147.54 miles (237.44 km) WNW | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 168.27 miles (270.80 km) SW | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 174.85 miles (281.40 km) NNW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 197.47 miles (317.80 km) NNW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,374.99 miles (19,915.56 km) NE | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,363.79 miles (19,897.54 km) NNE | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,363.75 miles (19,897.48 km) NNE | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,295.65 miles (19,787.88 km) W | Valencia Airport (VLC) | Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,291.36 miles (19,780.97 km) NE | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,276.09 miles (19,756.40 km) WNW | Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) | Alicante, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,275.41 miles (19,755.30 km) NNE | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 8 | 12,274.96 miles (19,754.59 km) NE | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 9 | 12,265.57 miles (19,739.47 km) NW | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,265.24 miles (19,738.94 km) WNW | Castellón Airport (CDT) | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain | |
| 11 | 12,257.68 miles (19,726.78 km) NNE | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,250.85 miles (19,715.78 km) NNW | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,249.59 miles (19,713.75 km) NW | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,235.58 miles (19,691.20 km) N | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,235.04 miles (19,690.34 km) E | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |