Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Relizane, Algeria:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°45'6"N by 0°37'37"E)
Distance from BUA to QZN:
9,770.62 miles (15,724.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Relizane Airport (QZN), Relizane, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,771 miles (or 15,724 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 Relizane 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 Relizane 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: | QZN / DAAZ |
| Airport Name: | Relizane Airport |
| Location: | Relizane, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°45'6"N by 0°37'37"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QZN |
| More Information: | QZN Maps & Info |
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- On 13 May 1943 Allied reconnaissance observed 36 fighters and 6 bombers at the airstrip.
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
- 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.
- Buka Airport is an airport serving Buka Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
Facts about Relizane Airport (QZN):
- Because of Relizane Airport's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Relizane 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 Relizane Airport (QZN) is Ghriss Airport (MUW), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SW of QZN.
- Relizane Airport (QZN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Relizane Airport (QZN) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Relizane Airport (meaning Relizane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,188 miles (19,615 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.73 miles (113.82 km) NNW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 94.46 miles (152.01 km) SE | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 136.91 miles (220.34 km) SE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 148.20 miles (238.51 km) SE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 150.79 miles (242.66 km) SSE | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 174.66 miles (281.09 km) WNW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 195.74 miles (315.01 km) NW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 198.38 miles (319.26 km) W | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 216.52 miles (348.46 km) NW | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 218.28 miles (351.28 km) W | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 238.34 miles (383.57 km) SE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 239.73 miles (385.81 km) ESE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 268.10 miles (431.47 km) SE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 288.56 miles (464.39 km) SSW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 293.54 miles (472.41 km) W | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,780.59 miles (18,958.98 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,768.57 miles (18,939.63 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,768.55 miles (18,939.59 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,749.15 miles (18,908.38 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,678.23 miles (18,794.25 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,678.02 miles (18,793.91 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 7 | 11,671.84 miles (18,783.96 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 8 | 11,662.10 miles (18,768.29 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,648.17 miles (18,745.87 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,647.20 miles (18,744.31 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 11 | 11,639.22 miles (18,731.47 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 12 | 11,638.24 miles (18,729.88 km) NNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,631.66 miles (18,719.29 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 14 | 11,629.96 miles (18,716.56 km) NE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,622.66 miles (18,704.82 km) N | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.28 miles (74.48 km) SW | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 2 | 50.93 miles (81.96 km) NE | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| 3 | 66.78 miles (107.48 km) WSW | Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 4 | 70.73 miles (113.83 km) W | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 5 | 79.56 miles (128.04 km) WSW | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 6 | 132.67 miles (213.52 km) ENE | Blida Airport (QLD) | Blida, Algeria | |
| 7 | 136.96 miles (220.42 km) ENE | Boufarik Air Base (QFD) | Boufarik, Algeria | |
| 8 | 158.20 miles (254.59 km) ENE | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| 9 | 158.57 miles (255.19 km) WSW | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| 10 | 160.88 miles (258.90 km) NNW | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain | |
| 11 | 183.14 miles (294.74 km) WNW | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 12 | 186.66 miles (300.39 km) NNW | Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) | Alicante, Spain | |
| 13 | 203.26 miles (327.12 km) E | Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) | Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria | |
| 14 | 204.13 miles (328.52 km) W | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 15 | 219.53 miles (353.30 km) N | Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) | Ibiza, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,188.40 miles (19,615.29 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,182.65 miles (19,606.03 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,157.87 miles (19,566.15 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,148.43 miles (19,550.95 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,146.69 miles (19,548.15 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,142.81 miles (19,541.91 km) ESE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,138.37 miles (19,534.76 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,133.58 miles (19,527.06 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,112.77 miles (19,493.57 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,110.24 miles (19,489.50 km) ESE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,109.53 miles (19,488.36 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,107.95 miles (19,485.80 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,100.86 miles (19,474.39 km) ESE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,085.77 miles (19,450.11 km) E | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,059.54 miles (19,407.89 km) E | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |