Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Nanchang, Jiangxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN), Nanchang, Jiangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,499 miles (or 5,632 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 Buka Island Airport and Nanchang Changbei International 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 Buka Island Airport and Nanchang Changbei International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUA / AYBK |
Airport Name: | Buka Island Airport |
Location: | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E |
Area Served: | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUA |
More Information: | BUA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHN / ZSCN |
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Location: | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°51'53"N by 115°54'0"E |
Area Served: | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KHN |
More Information: | KHN Maps & Info |
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- Because of Buka Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Buka Island 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.
- In 2004, the airport experienced some closures due to land disputes.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Buka Island Airport (BUA) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,781 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
- Today the airport is the primary air portal into Bougainville, and even 60 years after the war, wreckage from the military use of the airfield by the Japanese and Americans is easily found in the area.
Facts about Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN):
- Because of Nanchang Changbei International Airport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanchang Changbei 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.
- Airport Public Bus Route 2 serves between the Aviation Hotel and the airport.
- Nanchang Changbei International Airport handled 6,018,223 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Nanchang Changbei International Airport", other names for KHN include "南昌昌北国际机场" and "Nánchāng Chāngběi Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) is Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) N of KHN.
- Nanchang Changbei serves mainly mainland Chinese airports and Hong Kong.
- The furthest airport from Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) is Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE), which is nearly antipodal to Nanchang Changbei International Airport (meaning Nanchang Changbei International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,890 kilometers) away in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.