Nonstop flight route between Willoughby, Ohio, United States and Buka Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(41°41'2"N by 81°23'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Distance from LNN to BUA:
8,191.00 miles (13,182.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN), Willoughby, Ohio, United States and Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,191 miles (or 13,182 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 Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport 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 Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport 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: | LNN / KLNN |
| Airport Name: | Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Willoughby, Ohio, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°41'2"N by 81°23'22"W |
| Area Served: | Willoughby, Ohio |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 626 feet (191 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LNN |
| More Information: | LNN 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 Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN):
- The furthest airport from Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,392 miles (18,334 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN) is Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LNN.
- Because of Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 626 feet, planes can take off or land at Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal 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.
- Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport covers an area of 400 acres at an elevation of 626 feet above mean sea level.
- Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN) has 2 runways.
Facts about Buka Island Airport (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.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The origins of the airfield begin in 1941 when Australian troops built gun pits around a primitive airstrip in December 1941.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.61 miles (15.47 km) SSW | Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF) | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |     |
| 2 | 19.03 miles (30.63 km) SW | Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| 3 | 30.32 miles (48.80 km) SW | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| 4 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) E | Northeast Ohio Regional Airport (JFN) | Ashtabula, Ohio, United States | |
| 5 | 44.84 miles (72.16 km) S | Akron Fulton International Airport (AKC) | Akron, Ohio, United States | |
| 6 | 46.98 miles (75.61 km) SE | Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) (YNG) | Youngstown/Warren, Ohio, United States | |
| 7 | 47.04 miles (75.70 km) WSW | Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR) | Lorain / Elyria, Ohio, United States | |
| 8 | 55.77 miles (89.76 km) NW | Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) | Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada | |
| 9 | 60.79 miles (97.83 km) E | Port Meadville Airport (MEJ) | Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 10 | 61.61 miles (99.15 km) SSW | Wayne County Airport (BJJ) | Wooster, Ohio, United States | |
| 11 | 67.53 miles (108.68 km) WSW | Griffing Sandusky Airport (SKY) | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | |
| 12 | 68.22 miles (109.79 km) ENE | Erie International Airport (ERI) | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 13 | 76.40 miles (122.95 km) N | St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS) | St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada | |
| 14 | 81.59 miles (131.30 km) SE | Beaver County Airport (BFP) | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 15 | 81.88 miles (131.78 km) ESE | Venango Regional Airport (FKL) | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,391.94 miles (18,333.51 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,368.15 miles (18,295.21 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,356.05 miles (18,275.75 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,342.66 miles (18,254.20 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,299.84 miles (18,185.29 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,289.89 miles (18,169.28 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,278.64 miles (18,151.17 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,267.82 miles (18,133.75 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,262.11 miles (18,124.56 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,230.90 miles (18,074.33 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,168.90 miles (17,974.57 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,135.90 miles (17,921.45 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,127.62 miles (17,908.13 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,119.71 miles (17,895.39 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,058.07 miles (17,796.20 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 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 | |