Nonstop flight route between Baise, Guangxi, China and Buka Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(23°43'9"N by 106°57'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Distance from AEB to BUA:
3,792.11 miles (6,102.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baise Bama Airport (AEB), Baise, Guangxi, China and Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,792 miles (or 6,103 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 Baise Bama 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 Baise Bama 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: | AEB / ZGBS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Baise, Guangxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°43'9"N by 106°57'33"E |
| Area Served: | Baise, Guangxi, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Guangxi Airport Group |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 148 feet (45 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from AEB |
| More Information: | AEB 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 Baise Bama Airport (AEB):
- The furthest airport from Baise Bama Airport (AEB) is Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF), which is nearly antipodal to Baise Bama Airport (meaning Baise Bama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport)), and is located 12,271 miles (19,749 kilometers) away in Antofagasta, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Baise Bama Airport", other names for AEB include "百色巴马机场" and "Bǎisè Bāmǎ Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Baise Bama Airport (AEB) is Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) NNE of AEB.
- Baise Bama Airport handled 60,300 passengers last year.
- Because of Baise Bama Airport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Baise Bama 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.
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- Buka Airport is an airport serving Buka Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 26 July, an Imperial Japanese Navy special detachment was sent to inspect Buka Airfield, but considered it unacceptable as a prospect for a speedily constructed major airfield.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 87.09 miles (140.16 km) NNE | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China |     |
| 2 | 108.78 miles (175.07 km) SE | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 3 | 135.30 miles (217.74 km) NNE | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 4 | 157.20 miles (252.99 km) ENE | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 5 | 166.53 miles (268.00 km) W | Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) | Wenshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 6 | 187.63 miles (301.96 km) SSW | Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 188.29 miles (303.02 km) NNW | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 8 | 195.04 miles (313.88 km) N | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 9 | 200.95 miles (323.40 km) S | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 211.78 miles (340.83 km) SE | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 11 | 219.62 miles (353.45 km) ENE | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 12 | 226.26 miles (364.12 km) NE | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 13 | 233.75 miles (376.18 km) NNE | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 14 | 267.44 miles (430.40 km) N | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 268.13 miles (431.51 km) NNW | Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) | Guizhou Province, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,271.33 miles (19,748.74 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,247.99 miles (19,711.19 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,200.59 miles (19,634.89 km) SW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,164.56 miles (19,576.92 km) SW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,160.50 miles (19,570.38 km) WSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,150.65 miles (19,554.52 km) SW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,140.30 miles (19,537.88 km) SSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,026.85 miles (19,355.29 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,026.85 miles (19,355.29 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,006.36 miles (19,322.32 km) SSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,993.88 miles (19,302.22 km) SSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,980.25 miles (19,280.29 km) WSW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 11,954.29 miles (19,238.52 km) W | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,933.37 miles (19,204.85 km) W | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,918.31 miles (19,180.61 km) S | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 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 | |