Nonstop flight route between Lamu, Kenya and Butuan City, Philippines:
Departure Airport:
(2°14'45"S by 40°54'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°57'5"N by 125°28'41"E)
Distance from LAU to BXU:
5,872.20 miles (9,450.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manda Airport (LAU), Lamu, Kenya and Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU), Butuan City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,872 miles (or 9,450 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 Manda Airport and Butuan-Bancasi 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 Manda Airport and Butuan-Bancasi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAU / HKLU |
| Airport Name: | Manda Airport |
| Location: | Lamu, Kenya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°14'45"S by 40°54'35"E |
| Area Served: | Lamu |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Kenya |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAU |
| More Information: | LAU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXU / RPME |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Butuan City, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°57'5"N by 125°28'41"E |
| Area Served: | Butuan City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BXU |
| More Information: | BXU Maps & Info |
Facts about Manda Airport (LAU):
- Because of Manda Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Manda 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.
- Manda Airport (LAU) has 2 runways.
- On 14 October 2003 at about 9.00 am, local time, a Cessna 208 Caravan I owned ans operated by Airkenya Express, with one pilot and no passengers, took off from Wilson Airport in Nairobi, headed for Manda Airport in Lamu, approximately 450 kilometres, by air, to the southeast.
- The furthest airport from Manda Airport (LAU) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,607 miles (18,679 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Manda Airport, also called Lamu Airport is an airport in Kenya.
- The closest airport to Manda Airport (LAU) is Kiwayu Airport (KWY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NE of LAU.
Facts about Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU):
- Because of Butuan-Bancasi Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Butuan-Bancasi 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 addition to being known as "Butuan-Bancasi Airport", another name for BXU is "Paliparan ng Bancasi Tugpahanan sa Bancasi".
- Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Butuan-Bancasi Airport handled 308,405 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Butuan-Bancasi Airport (meaning Butuan-Bancasi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,872 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) is Tandag Airport (TDG), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) E of BXU.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.24 miles (53.50 km) NE | Kiwayu Airport (KWY) | Kiwayu, Kenya |     |
| 2 | 80.20 miles (129.07 km) NW | Hola Airport (HOA) | Hola, Kenya | |
| 3 | 87.21 miles (140.36 km) SW | Malindi Airport (MYD) | Malindi, Kenya | |
| 4 | 144.84 miles (233.10 km) SW | Bamburi Airport (BMQ) | Bamburi, Kenya | |
| 5 | 150.55 miles (242.28 km) NW | Garissa Airport (GAS) | Garissa, Kenya | |
| 6 | 153.80 miles (247.52 km) SW | Moi International Airport (MBA) | Mombasa, Kenya | |
| 7 | 166.54 miles (268.02 km) NE | Kismayo Airport (KMU) | Kisimayu, Somalia | |
| 8 | 200.90 miles (323.32 km) WSW | Kilaguni Airport (ILU) | Kilaguni, Kenya | |
| 9 | 254.13 miles (408.98 km) W | Amboseli Airport (ASV) | Amboseli, Kenya | |
| 10 | 259.11 miles (417.00 km) WSW | Moshi Airport (QSI) | Moshi, Tanzania | |
| 11 | 277.02 miles (445.82 km) WSW | Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) | Kilimanjaro, Tanzania | |
| 12 | 282.51 miles (454.65 km) WNW | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 13 | 289.95 miles (466.62 km) WNW | Wilson Airport (WIL) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 14 | 298.24 miles (479.96 km) SSW | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) | Zanzibar, Tanzania | |
| 15 | 305.88 miles (492.26 km) WSW | Arusha Airport (ARK) | Arusha, Tanzania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,606.64 miles (18,679.04 km) S | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,188.96 miles (18,006.84 km) SSE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,184.62 miles (17,999.86 km) SSE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,182.55 miles (17,996.52 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,175.91 miles (17,985.85 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,151.88 miles (17,947.17 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,123.09 miles (17,900.84 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,107.80 miles (17,876.23 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,098.74 miles (17,861.65 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,095.21 miles (17,855.96 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,083.38 miles (17,836.93 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,027.10 miles (17,746.35 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,013.95 miles (17,725.19 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,010.52 miles (17,719.67 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,948.99 miles (17,620.64 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.05 miles (77.32 km) E | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 2 | 55.70 miles (89.64 km) N | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 3 | 56.60 miles (91.09 km) WNW | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 4 | 72.56 miles (116.78 km) NNE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 5 | 73.53 miles (118.34 km) WSW | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 6 | 77.81 miles (125.23 km) SE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 7 | 103.28 miles (166.20 km) WSW | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 8 | 121.24 miles (195.11 km) WNW | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 9 | 123.92 miles (199.43 km) WSW | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 10 | 126.67 miles (203.86 km) S | Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) | Davao City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 133.93 miles (215.54 km) SW | Malabang Airport (MLP) | Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 12 | 138.67 miles (223.17 km) NW | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |
| 13 | 148.36 miles (238.76 km) W | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 14 | 148.57 miles (239.09 km) SSE | Mati Airport (MXI) | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines | |
| 15 | 150.86 miles (242.78 km) SW | Awang Airport (CBO) | Cotabato City, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,347.61 miles (19,871.51 km) SSE | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,311.74 miles (19,813.77 km) ESE | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,175.76 miles (19,594.95 km) SE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,150.80 miles (19,554.76 km) ESE | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,105.35 miles (19,481.63 km) ESE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,100.23 miles (19,473.39 km) WSW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,095.97 miles (19,466.53 km) SSE | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,093.25 miles (19,462.15 km) ESE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,077.89 miles (19,437.43 km) W | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,070.39 miles (19,425.36 km) WSW | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,022.92 miles (19,348.97 km) WSW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,013.21 miles (19,333.34 km) SSW | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,006.84 miles (19,323.08 km) WSW | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,992.50 miles (19,300.01 km) SSE | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,992.42 miles (19,299.88 km) WSW | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |