The Windiest Airport In The World - WELLINGTON AIRPORT

[@jlg1799]

I've flown to Wellington multiple times in such weather , the pilots for air Nz are the coolest people in typical kiwi fashion and have the best training specifically for wellington.

[@micahworthington4474]

Kiwi pilots are the best in the world.

[@lanceagripa1236]

Philippine Airlines has the most trained pilot actually, but if its wellington, yea prob Air NZ

[@animatedchristmascollector3754]

@@lanceagripa1236Philippine airlines air New Zealand and Qantas are the top 3 most trained pilots in the world

[@brunoh.1312]

If you like challenging airports for simulation Bolivia's got some challeging ones...

[@Coconutisbored198]

💨 push 🛩= go around

[@estebanmariette]

Wellington is definitely an exciting airport to land at. Being from there I can confirm its windy most days of the year! New Zealand has actually just opened its borders for international visitors so hopefully see you in the country soon ;)

[@CadWeapTech]

The title made me laugh cause I live in Wellington Canada 🇨🇦😂😂

[@LewisCampbellTech]

I grew up in Wellington so the first flights I ever took were out of this airport. One benefit is that I don't feel remotely nervous about turbulence or bumpy landings, because I basically never experienced flights without them.

[@edwardhargreaves1819]

Hi Swiss I’m a pilot that flys in and out of this airport every day the airport is sometimes very hard to land at and we have once had a 747-400 land here and we have the 757 every week for the RNZAF but over all not a hard airport to land at

[@realtalunkarku]

are you with air nz bro? because im from wellington and have flown in from auck and oz heaps and always have a good time time coming in lol

[@Rowan331]

and Boeing 747Sp

[@brentsummers7377]

Yep! The 757 seems to have amazing take-off performance when lightly loaded.

[@thatAvGeek777]

I have a family friend who remembers flying in in a 747

[@therealbongos]

Hey Swiss! Former NZ First Officer here (now at British Airways), Flying into Wellington is one of the best things that I've ever done, fighting against those very winds is honestly exhilarating.

[@TheButlerNZ]

I live here. I work on Coutts St (Right in the middle of the runway). The 1st crash on the newly built Wellington Airport... Was on it's opening day... In fact the 1st THREE incidents..... were on the opening day... A Vulcan bomber doing touch and go's... 'Touched' the south end embankment, ripping back the left undercarriage into the fuel tank. Luckily the pilot did an amazing job of keeping the plane from pancaking, and quickly calculated the loss of fuel was within reach of the air force airport up country where it made a successful forced landing. Another event saw a Sunderland flying boat do a touch and go mid runway (Note the Sunderland has no undercarriage) And the last... a squadron of Vampire dived through unexpected cloud only to be right on the extreme lower limit of pulling out, with reports of one within 50 meters of the ground pulling out of the dive. but the wind here is not as bad as a lot of other places... (Ever noticed its blowing quite hard in the background of most Hawaii50/Magnum etc TV shows). Its often blowing... but not all that bad. (I play Disk Golf in Island bay... not a sport for high wind). But we did get a 202kph gust on the hills just north of where I do all my MTB videos, so... it can get uncomfortable now and then. The airport is in a channel so there is mostly Northerly or Southerly winds... (crosswinds are usually above the airport). (Useless sidenote. My uncle, a chemical engineer, makes specialist cements and the like, was asked to make something to repair Shark Gill like striations in the Airport tarmac. Turns out it was from the (Bristol Freighters I believe) landing tail high and the propellers striking the runway.. apparently the blades survived this accidental abuse..

[@spikey2717]

I regularly see 787-9s landing there Qantas also used to fly the 747SP to Wellington in the 70s

[@danielcoira2893]

Can confirm they have flowm 787s and a350s into this airport in real life before, I also believe there has been a 777 there...I live in New Zealand....I can also confirm, that it is terrifying flying into wellington on a bad day...it can get really windy which makes for a very rocky approach

[@AceYoPro]

Rather interesting they can land 777s on a 1.8km runway but oh well lmao.

[@willsaint7469]

Yeah Singapore airlines flies to Melb then to Wellington on the a350 which just replaced the 777 doing that route

[@localcarthief]

Qantas Used to fly their 747-sps there

[@BigBananaMan-k1z]

Air new zealand also flew their 747-200 and 747-400

[@localcarthief]

@@BigBananaMan-k1z not to wellington though, they flew them to auckland

[@almightynz2683]

There is quite a bit of turbulence, I am from New Zealand and can confirm the wind gets crazy and the approaches are sketchy. They have landed 787’s and a350’s here and a I’m pretty sure a 777.

[@NonyFlightsNZ]

When Swiss makes a video in New Zealand 😁 I've flown into Wellington multiple times, always exciting. A350s and 777's have flown there on regular service

[@TheRealUnconnected]

747s have flown from Wellington under normal commercial service regularly. Of course not anymore as they have been replaced, but the jumbos were a common sight back in the day. 777s, A350s are also not uncommon. There is an amazing cafe just to the left of the runway which makes for amazing plane spotting.

[@onebigflappyboi8276]

the biggest plane that can land in NZWN is the a350 by SIA they used to fly their 77W but soon switched to a350s :)

[@Noaddedsalt01]

It was a -200er not a -300er, air New Zealand has brought their 77ws in the past there but only on special occasions

[@NateMyGuy]

and you get have been fired from from your last last last job interview interview interview interview at Wellington

[@Noaddedsalt01]

@@cbudsaviation that was the whole purpose Qantas got the sp was only for WLG, until the 767-200 replaced it

[@Fellysnaps]

Air NZ landed a 787-9 at Wellington last year and it landed and took off fine.

[@TerminalBAviation]

airbus=Flying litter airbus=airbags airbus=tR@$h

[@gvandivagi]

"The passengers have a better view than we do" literally made my day.

[@deadgamer21]

The reason for Ryan airs hard landing is to make sure they get every last bit of spare change to fall to the floor of the aircraft as per company rules

[@xanid]

Just wanted to mention that: Singapore Airlines before the pandemic for many years flew their 777-200 multiple times per week as an extension from Melbourne which was replaced by the A350 just before the pandemic. Both Qantas & Air New Zealand flew 767's when they were in service to Australia. Air New Zealand during extreme travel periods used the 787's and 777's to Australia. Qantas flew the 747SP to Australia a very long time ago. A United 747-400 made an emergency landing here.

[@ianmacdonald4329]

Wellingtonmw

[@pirinikisigner435]

And a air nz 747 came once

[@boipoi8554]

I’m from Nelson New Zealand which is bellow Wellington at the top of the South Island. It is very windy they’re too. My grandma recently just had to land at a remote airport further away because of the wind. I have landed at Wellington probably 5 times lol.

[@Attomicc076]

Fun fact: that image at the start of the video is one of the only crashes to happen at Wellington airpott

[@alphaboy6813]

When Swiss001 uploads you know its time to get your popcorn.

[@Fellysnaps]

As a person who lives in Wellington and spots here, the approach can be a bit bumpy Runway 34 which is the runway that he landed on is the worst.

[@boeingai1]

wellington airport is my local airport and I've flown in and out of it many times and it's very common for the plane to bonce. but sometimes it can be a great fun landing there especially from runway 34. if you ever come to welly then go to the spruce goose restaurant

[@KiwiPlaneVideos]

Thanks for featuring one of my videos!!

[@lonpaualso9226]

6:26 "normal Wellington landing" :)

[@PrestonBusSpotter]

Swiss, your such a huge inspiration to me, thank you!

[@aeraz444]

If he’s an inspiration to you I’m really sorry for you

[@NotTheRambo]

@@aeraz444 lmaooooooo

[@Xxcoil_runxX]

Cessna 172 in the start of the video: *”I HAVE FALLEN AND I CAN’T GET UP!”*

[@pyotrilyichtchaikovsky8754]

I live in Auckland and I like sailing. A regatta (sailing comp) once got cancelled due to strong winds that will rip your sail off and turn your boat over, and I heard when strong winds happen in wellington they take their little dingy sailboats and SURF the huge waves.

[@theta3404]

I'm doing a world tour in an A320neo in MSFS and I just got to Wellington, the day before a good scenery got released for the airport.

[@_.joseph._]

New Zealand/Wellington is now open for tourists from visa waiver countries (Germany is one) so you can come now!

[@danielcoira2893]

You should also DEFINITELY visit new zealand sometime! I think you would LOVE wellington, and you should also visit Queesntown and Auckland

[@Leobons23]

amazing place definitely visit queenstown

[@98avro98]

Worked there for 40 years. We used to have QF 747 SP,s and B767,s and the odd 757. I once did the go round in the dark sitting right down the back in a 733.

[@bowenbrown]

Fun fact.... Back in the day, when it was QANTAS vs Ansett airlines in Australia, Qantas need a way to get into wellington, but still have large payload capacity, they bought 2 747-SP's, specifically for flying into Wellington. One of the airport managers, who was lobbying for a longer runway, was really annoyed when the QANTAS pilots brought the SP down, at the perfect touchdown zone, and stopped in less than half the runway, with large crowds watching on........

[@UmRager]

i’m from new zealand and I can relate that it’s really windy. I went from Picton to Wellington on a Cessna 208 Caravan and it was very windy when I was landing in Wellington.

[@jemelrivano]

*crashes* Swiss001: "just some normal Wellington stuff"

[@getwifi_1697]

3:22 we can all admit the landing was better then Ryanair landings

[@sirankleknocker3122]

Ryanair would definitely try an approach at over 200 knots just to land here.

[@getwifi_1697]

@@sirankleknocker3122 yea

[@QCCatPlanes]

It's less windy in the morning thankfully. Sea kayaking in Wgtn harbour is lovely, but yeah, you need 2 b up bright n early to get the best of the day's weather🤗

[@aidataryan4433]

When you were going past, I saw the Wellington sign and I’ve been to AP sports Centre I mean ASB nice yesterday😊

[@mylotunnicliff493]

I live in new Zealand the Wellington weather is sometimes extreme but we don’t see engine strikes with 747’s also fyi Swiss New Zealand has been out of lockdown for quite a while

[@leonardoguerchmann340]

Singapore Airlines operated a 777-200 and later an A350-900 to this airport before the pandemic. So you can land larger planes at WLG. Qantas operated a 747 SP in the 1980s from Australia.

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

Widebody flights here ARE possible. Back in the day (before my time), both Air New Zealand and Qantas operated Boeing 767s to Wellington. And for a few years before Covid, Singapore Airlines flew into Wellington, first with the 777-200, and then later the A350-900 - those flights only stopped becuase of the pandemic, and have sadly never resumed. Various other wide-bodies have visited Wellington over the years for special occasions, such as Boeing 787, Airbus A340 and even Boeing 747-200 (admittedly the 747 was not fully loaded).

[@libertycounty9656]

've flown to Wellington multiple times in such weather , the pilots for air Nz are the coolest people in typical kiwi fashion and have the best training specifically for wellington.

[@Flight_360]

No one, not a single soul Swiss001: normal welington landing yh yh 😅

[@olliesaviation1360]

Great video I’ve been to Wellington by plane before

[@AirplaneGuy90]

You should really update your sub thing during your video. That has 574k subs but now you have 605 thousand subs :) congrats:)

[@Flywithhamdan]

Gonna travel to New Zealand for my cpl training, wish me luck 😅

[@JacobAvaition123]

Was on a flight to Wellington it was a very hard landing and auctally had to do a go around

[@crafterttemmea46]

Me living in Chicago: I thought Chicago was called the Windy City for a reason. Guess not apparently

[@benja0492]

I often fly into Wellington, it certainly can be windy, especially when you have the cold Antarctic winds! If you ever fly into Welly, don’t go expecting a great landing, just be thankful you made it safely! Jokes aside I love welly and it’s always a fun experience landing there!

[@allgood6760]

Does not surprise me.. thanks from Windy Wellington ✈️🇳🇿

[@Dansaviation]

Swiss001 make a vid about manda airport thanks. 😊

[@paulg3336]

I flew on a 747 from Wellington to Auckland - but it was a special case. It was an evacuation flight after the Christchurch earthquake. Aucklanders that had been in Christchurch during the earthquake had been evacuated to Wellington on RNZAF C130s and then were all put on 747s back to Auckland. The 747s landed in Wellington empty. The C130s were the only transport plane that could land on Christchurch airport's (assumed) damaged runway.

[@GAZZA55]

The cessna caravans that sounds air own can handle the strong winds well, on taking off on rwy 34 they can be down to 45 knots and a slow climb out over the city until passing 3000 feet.

[@MSRTA_Productions]

Swiss should do the video upside down only when he does another Australian or New Zealand video Take that as a challenge

[@blairhinton7535]

The 777's were a regular visitor with Singapore Airlines. The biggest issue with Wellington is not landing a 747, its getting it out again!

[@user-bp-r1m]

I used to live in Wellington in 2015, it was very very windy when I was moving to a different city in the south island when it was less windy.

[@ttmaggebo]

Wellington has previously received 747SP's and one 747-400 for a demo, its runway is certified for all widebodies except the 747-8 and a380.

[@victorhuggodemedeiros6149]

Hey swiss001, i am from brazil but i understand you videos, in the next video you can make a landing in congonhas airport SBSP ;)

[@rileyrobinson7100]

I fly into wellington airport often and it is monstly around 10 knots of wind. It maybe gets to 20 knots on bad days.

[@jamesflannery8690]

actually swiss they land 777-200 at wellington on regular occasions from Singapore and Melbourne

[@cillianmcguinness9409]

Thanks for including my home city in a video!!!

[@boeingai1]

777 and a350s from Singapore fly to wellington

[@lilyjeffery-yr8wv]

not anymore :( hope they return after covid shite

[@conic_shade9]

As someone that's flown there it wasn't that bad the Landing was rough but that was it

[@J0rdanYu]

All I noticed something special in this video is, Swiss001 himself is wearing a white shirt!

[@jakgats1411]

ill be landing there from aus in two weeks so looking forward to it!

[@PlanerLander]

normal Ryanair landing 6:17 😂😂😂😂

[@serepowell3156]

When I flew home in November (Wellington) it was very windy. The pilot had to go around twice to land and yes we all clapped when we landed . The wind was crazyyyyy

[@wrenchanCF]

i dont know why, but when i saw the Cessna in the start flipped, i cracked up SO HARD.

[@n0dr1pryan]

I live here and when i got subway i was on the streets and my subway flew away 😭😭

[@NateMyGuy]

Swiss: *gets a bad landing* "I was just showing you how they land here at Wellington....myeesh"

[@insano0077]

I've landed in wellington many times (maybe more than 100 times) and if i have a smooth landing it seems odd, but haven't had a go around.....yet, also when they have landed the braking is harder than you get at other airports,

[@chipmunkexpert8899]

what joystick do you use

[@zmp.aviation]

The biggest plane to land in Wellington airport is a Boeing 747SP back in 1990s. And a Few weeks ago, a Vietnam airlines 787-9 dreamliner

[@Prismoooooo]

Can you count how many times swiss said " Normal Wellington " It's hilarious 😂.

[@morrisanderson818]

Best time to land at Wellies,Night time so ya can't see how terrible it is outside 😅 Came back from Aus coming across opposite New Plymouth,the pilot gets on the com system and says bit blowy in Wellington at the moment, I've landed there plenty,so I looked at the people sitting next to me, who tensed up 😅 so glad it was another night landing don't know how my neighbours would have reacted,if they could see out the windows 😅 sure enough plenty of cross wind,plane jumping around like a bucking bull at the pub 😅 but the pilot's been there done that, should have heard the clapping by the passenger's,when the wheels touch down,and taxied along the tarmac,be the only time I never fell off a bucking bull 😅 Wellies got ta love the place

[@SketchyFilms100]

As somone one from nz, thks for finally doing this airport justice. Lock down is finished and NZ has opened its boarders to international.

[@noahglavan]

5:45 the instruments is literally broken because of that MSFS update.

[@DavidWarrior360]

4:02 that would be exciting 😂

[@Dragontar2008]

I live there and about to fly out of there, thanks for reminding me of the weather-

[@avationcomrade5501]

Swiss every 1 min “but that’s another story”

[@flightsimexplain5026]

I would argue with the statement that wellington is the windiest. I say that Trieste in Italy is the windiest CITY. In the city there have been recorded winds up to 50 KTS winds. And the strongest wind in Trieste was 67 KTS in 1956.

[@julianthomson541]

Just because it was recorded once it does not mean it happens regularly. Wellington is always windy

[@flightsimexplain5026]

@@julianthomson541 no. Doosh bag he literally had live weather turned on and STILL had low winds.

[@benja0492]

@@flightsimexplain5026 maybe because it’s a game

[@gabeliley2734]

Highest gust ever recorded in Wellington was 120mph

[@northfoxone]

Swiss: Ah yes a normal Wellington landing The landing:

[@sebastian0018]

0:05 The new Ryanair landings?

[@michaelguerin56]

A Boeing 767 would have been a bit more real. Apparently the pilots who transitioned from the Lockheed Electra turboprop to the Boeing 737 200, considered the Electra to be a much better plane for Wellington Airport because when you applied more throttle the extra propwash over the wings gave a quicker reaction than the jet exhaust of the 737’s engines. P.S. I have lived in Wellington for over 50 years.

[@Tyde_Studios]

Greetings from Nelson, New Zealand! 🇳🇿

[@zapszapper9105]

I saw a Air New Zealand 747 land at Wellington, but they cannot take off fully loaded and never operated from Wellington this was a trial.. Qantas 747 sp did operate from Wellington though.

[@kalebsworld2556]

I’m from Wellington it’s realy windy and rainy here

[@wakakoopu4821]

I live in wellington and fly out of wellington quite frequently and its not very windy and its quite wind but its not:)

[@sebastian0018]

6:25 AirNewZealand flight 214 bang Ding ow

[@naskjbfse]

It is broken because you probably have not updated the following mods: a32nx, GTN750 mod, or others. I was also haivng this problem until I updated my mods. (btw in case u dont know problem is screens)

[@michaelao9672]

Pretty sure its still an international airport - Ive certainly flown overseas to/from Welly. 747s also fly in out I think 🤔 Latest news a few weeks ago they were testing out an A350-900 earlier this month 🙂

[@SomeoneCalledAdrian]

0:01 I think this picture represent our life's quite well

[@idontgiveashit6]

ah finally, my local airport is on swiss's channel

[@maxoke8554]

I recently flew out of wellington and the wind is so strong, I was in a airplane on the ground and the plane was shaking from the wind

[@Melbourne-transport-vlogs]

Swiss001: this is the windiest airport in the world Also Swiss: B U T T E R

[@sohamroy9934]

Wellington for normal airlines = Every other airport on the damn planet for Ryanair 🤣🤣

[@smurftums]

I've flown in to Wellington and can confirm that this video is accurate for the airport... :)

[@Dansaviation]

Amazing channel

[@Hil_lol]

Dude I see you before

[@Dansaviation]

@@Hil_lol how?

[@Hil_lol]

Idk and it's 12am

[@jw.-]

Wellington still not as windy as when I'm cycling to school

[@Merkats]

Hysterically he chose my favorite airline livery "Breeze" because it very breezy there

[@TanzmitTransmit]

Just about to fly there **such confidence now** **checks weather** it’s ok folks

[@markuslaustsen6011]

4:23 wait is ther an emb190 in the sim

[@noname-fb5lb]

What's even more windy then that was Melbourne international which planes were landing in 100kph winds which is equivalent to 53knots!