Nonstop flight route between Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati and Tver Oblast, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG), Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati and Tver Migalovo (KLD), Tver Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,655 miles (or 12,319 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 Butaritari Atoll Airport and Tver Migalovo, 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 Butaritari Atoll Airport and Tver Migalovo. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG):

• Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is located 11,920 miles (19,183 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.
• Because of Butaritari Atoll Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Butaritari Atoll 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 Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) is Marakei Airport (MZK), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) SSE of BBG.
• The Americans pulled out at the end of 1944, abandoning the airfield.
• Butaritari Atoll Airport was built in Kiribati during World War II by the United States after seizing the island from the Japanese.

Facts about Tver Migalovo (KLD):

• The furthest airport from Tver Migalovo (KLD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,778 miles (17,346 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Tver Migalovo (KLD) is Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) SE of KLD.
• Tver Migalovo (KLD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Tver Migalovo's relatively low elevation of 469 feet, planes can take off or land at Tver Migalovo 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.