Nonstop flight route between Burao, Somalia and Kingston, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Burao Airport (BUO), Burao, Somalia and Kingston Airport (YGK), Kingston, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,263 miles (or 11,689 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 Burao Airport and Kingston 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 Burao Airport and Kingston Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUO / HCMV |
Airport Name: | Burao Airport |
Location: | Burao, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°31'0"N by 45°34'0"E |
Area Served: | Burao, Somalia |
Elevation: | 3400 feet (1,036 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUO |
More Information: | BUO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGK / CYGK |
Airport Name: | Kingston Airport |
Location: | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°13'32"N by 76°35'48"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kingston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 303 feet (92 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGK |
More Information: | YGK Maps & Info |
Facts about Burao Airport (BUO):
- The closest airport to Burao Airport (BUO) is Berbera Airport (BBO), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NW of BUO.
- The furthest airport from Burao Airport (BUO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Burao Airport (meaning Burao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,124 miles (19,512 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Burao Airport (BUO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kingston Airport (YGK):
- Kingston Airport or Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport, is an airport located 4.3 nautical miles west of the core of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
- Before 1940, Kingston was served only by the Kingston Airfield, a grass strip just north of the city's downtown, which closed in 1942.
- The Ontario Fun Flyers flight school and the Kingston Flying Club are also located on the field.
- The furthest airport from Kingston Airport (YGK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,490 miles (18,492 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kingston Airport (YGK) is Watertown International Airport (ART), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) ESE of YGK.
- Norman Rogers is a mandatory frequency airport with an operating Flight Service Station.
- The airport is named after former MP Norman McLeod Rogers, Minister of Labour and then National Defence in Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's cabinet.
- Kingston Airport (YGK) has 2 runways.
- Because of Kingston Airport's relatively low elevation of 303 feet, planes can take off or land at Kingston 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.