Nonstop flight route between Bajura, Nepal and Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(29°30'0"N by 81°40'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°25'22"S by 130°39'12"E)
Distance from BJU to SNB:
4,315.77 miles (6,945.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bajura Airport (BJU), Bajura, Nepal and Snake Bay Airport (SNB), Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,316 miles (or 6,946 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 Bajura Airport and Snake 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 Bajura Airport and Snake 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: | BJU / VNBR |
| Airport Name: | Bajura Airport |
| Location: | Bajura, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°30'0"N by 81°40'1"E |
| Area Served: | Bajura, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4300 feet (1,311 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJU |
| More Information: | BJU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNB / YSNB |
| Airport Name: | Snake Bay Airport |
| Location: | Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°25'22"S by 130°39'12"E |
| Area Served: | Melville Island, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Tiwi Island Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 173 feet (53 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNB |
| More Information: | SNB Maps & Info |
Facts about Bajura Airport (BJU):
- The furthest airport from Bajura Airport (BJU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,744 miles (18,900 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Bajura Airport's high elevation of 4,300 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Bajura Airport (BJU) is Bajhang Airport (BJH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of BJU.
Facts about Snake Bay Airport (SNB):
- Snake Bay Airport (SNB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Snake Bay Airport (SNB) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Because of Snake Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Snake 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 Snake Bay Airport (SNB) is Garden Point Airport (GPN), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) W of SNB.
- The airfield was never fully utilized as the proposed amphibious operations were canceled and replaced with the New Guinea campaign.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.09 miles (46.81 km) W | Bajhang Airport (BJH) | Bajhang, Nepal |     |
| 2 | 32.78 miles (52.76 km) SW | Sanphebagar Airport (FEB) | Sanfebagar, Nepal | |
| 3 | 33.80 miles (54.40 km) NNE | Simikot Airport (IMK) | Simikot, Nepal | |
| 4 | 35.31 miles (56.83 km) ESE | Jumla Airport (JUM) | Jumla, Nepal | |
| 5 | 68.19 miles (109.74 km) SSE | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) | Rukumkot, Nepal | |
| 6 | 78.02 miles (125.56 km) ESE | Dolpa Airport (DOP) | Dolpa, Nepal | |
| 7 | 96.48 miles (155.27 km) S | Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) | Nepalgunj, Nepal | |
| 8 | 98.80 miles (159.01 km) WSW | Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal | |
| 9 | 133.59 miles (214.99 km) ESE | Jomsom Airport (JMO) | Jomsom, Nepal | |
| 10 | 166.38 miles (267.76 km) ESE | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| 11 | 167.20 miles (269.07 km) SE | Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) | Chaurjhari, Nepal | |
| 12 | 173.97 miles (279.98 km) SE | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) | Bhairawa, Nepal | |
| 13 | 195.11 miles (314.00 km) SSW | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO) | Lucknow, India | |
| 14 | 204.11 miles (328.48 km) NNW | Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 15 | 204.51 miles (329.13 km) SE | Meghauli Airport (MEY) | Meghauli, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,743.71 miles (18,899.61 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,896.34 miles (17,535.91 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,845.96 miles (17,454.84 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,842.70 miles (17,449.60 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,842.26 miles (17,448.88 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 6 | 10,840.93 miles (17,446.74 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,836.74 miles (17,440.00 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,835.25 miles (17,437.60 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,824.09 miles (17,419.64 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,822.61 miles (17,417.27 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,812.02 miles (17,400.21 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,809.95 miles (17,396.88 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,807.76 miles (17,393.36 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,806.15 miles (17,390.77 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,803.42 miles (17,386.38 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.55 miles (25.03 km) W | Garden Point Airport (GPN) | Pirlangimpi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 2 | 24.04 miles (38.69 km) S | Bathurst Island Airport (BRT) | Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 3 | 70.18 miles (112.94 km) SSE | Darwin International Airport (DRW) | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 4 | 125.25 miles (201.56 km) E | Croker Island Airport (CKI) | Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 5 | 173.76 miles (279.64 km) ESE | Jabiru Airport (JAB) | Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 6 | 209.42 miles (337.04 km) SSW | Port Keats Airfield (PKT) | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 7 | 246.14 miles (396.12 km) E | Maningrida Airport (MNG) | Maningrida, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 8 | 290.53 miles (467.57 km) E | Milingimbi Airport (MGT) | Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 9 | 328.06 miles (527.96 km) SSW | East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 335.15 miles (539.37 km) E | Elcho Island Airport (ELC) | Elcho Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 11 | 339.87 miles (546.96 km) WNW | Viqueque Airport (VIQ) | Viqueque, East Timor | |
| 12 | 353.55 miles (568.99 km) NW | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor | |
| 13 | 356.03 miles (572.97 km) ESE | Lake Evella Airport (LEL) | Gapuwiyak (Lake Evella), Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 14 | 363.58 miles (585.12 km) SSW | Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 389.31 miles (626.53 km) SSW | Argyle Airport (GYL) | Argyle, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,936.16 miles (19,209.34 km) NNE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 2 | 11,917.44 miles (19,179.21 km) NE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 3 | 11,880.44 miles (19,119.66 km) NE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 4 | 11,862.89 miles (19,091.42 km) NE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 5 | 11,837.58 miles (19,050.69 km) NE | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 6 | 11,836.10 miles (19,048.30 km) NNE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 7 | 11,824.73 miles (19,030.02 km) NE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 8 | 11,814.47 miles (19,013.50 km) NE | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 9 | 11,811.55 miles (19,008.81 km) NNE | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 10 | 11,804.08 miles (18,996.78 km) NE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 11 | 11,797.32 miles (18,985.90 km) NE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 12 | 11,789.85 miles (18,973.87 km) NE | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,787.04 miles (18,969.36 km) NE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 14 | 11,774.36 miles (18,948.95 km) NE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 15 | 11,764.44 miles (18,932.99 km) NE | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |