Nonstop flight route between near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT), Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,703 miles (or 5,959 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 Buffalo Narrows 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 Buffalo Narrows 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: | YVT / CYVT |
Airport Name: | Buffalo Narrows Airport |
Location: | Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°50'30"N by 108°25'3"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1423 feet (434 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YVT |
More Information: | YVT Maps & Info |
Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):
- 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 addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
- 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 single runway 10/28 is 2,880 m × 45 m.
- Since May 2008, Bonaire International Airport has started with the renovation of the parking places at Flamingo Airport.
- Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
- BonAeroClub also offers sightseeing opportunities and also flight lessons with their Cessna 172.
- 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 Dutch national carrier, KLM, used the airport to refuel planes en route from Amsterdam to Ecuador using MD-11 between 2000 and 2011.
- KLM decided on May 9, 1936, to take the risk and fly the first flight to Bonaire from Curaçao.
- Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT):
- The closest airport to Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT) is Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of YVT.
- The furthest airport from Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 9,974 miles (16,052 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT) has 2 runways.