Nonstop flight route between Fort Myers, Florida, United States and Buka Island, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Page Field (FMY), Fort Myers, Florida, United States and Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,445 miles (or 13,590 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 Page Field and Buka Island 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 Page Field and Buka Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FMY / KFMY |
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Location: | Fort Myers, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°35'12"N by 81°51'47"W |
Area Served: | Fort Myers, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Lee County Port Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FMY |
More Information: | FMY Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Page Field (FMY):
- The closest airport to Page Field (FMY) is Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of FMY.
- Page Field (FMY) has 2 runways.
- The June 1949 chart shows 5000-ft runway 4, 4960-ft runway 9 and 5030-ft runway 13.
- In addition to being known as "Page Field", another name for FMY is "Page Field General Aviation Airport".
- In August 2011, the Lee County Port Authority opened a new terminal complex on the west side of Page Field.
- Because of Page Field's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Page Field 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 furthest airport from Page Field (FMY) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Buka Island Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of 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.
- On 13 May 1943 Allied reconnaissance observed 36 fighters and 6 bombers at the airstrip.
- It is located at the southern end of the island, near Buka Passage behind the town of Buka, and pre-war Chinatown.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.