Nonstop flight route between near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and Bathurst Airport (BHS), Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,633 miles (or 15,503 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 Flamingo International Airport and Bathurst 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 Flamingo International Airport and Bathurst Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BON / TNCB |
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Location: | near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°7'51"N by 68°16'6"W |
Area Served: | Bonaire |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BON |
More Information: | BON Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHS / YBTH |
Airport Name: | Bathurst Airport |
Location: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°24'35"S by 149°39'6"E |
Area Served: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2435 feet (742 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHS |
More Information: | BHS Maps & Info |
Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):
- The Dutch national carrier, KLM, used the airport to refuel planes en route from Amsterdam to Ecuador using MD-11 between 2000 and 2011.
- Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
- Flamingo International Airport or Bonaire International Airport is an international airport located at Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands.
- KLM decided on May 9, 1936, to take the risk and fly the first flight to Bonaire from Curaçao.
- The management of the airport is drawing up a master plan to comply with international requirements.
- Because of Flamingo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Flamingo International 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.
- Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Flamingo International Airport (meaning Flamingo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,535 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) W of BON.
- The construction work for this airport began on September 23, 1935.
- In 1970 the runway was extended to a length of 1750 meters and a width of 30 meters, enough for a DC9 to land and take-off with full load.
- In October 2008, Bonaire introduced the new CUTE system from SITA.
- In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
Facts about Bathurst Airport (BHS):
- Bathurst Airport (BHS) has 2 runways.
- Bathurst Aero Club is a social club and training business founded in 1938 which has a club house beside the passenger terminal.
- A chronological list of events that document the development of the airport are listed below.
- On 2 December 1920 one of the earliest flights to land in Bathurst arrived with mail from Sydney.
- Bathurst Airport handled 26,815 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Bathurst Airport (BHS) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Bathurst Airport (meaning Bathurst Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,428 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Bathurst Airport (BHS) is Mudgee Airport (DGE), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) N of BHS.