Nonstop flight route between Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati and Moab, Utah, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG), Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati and Canyonlands Field (CNY), Moab, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,409 miles (or 8,704 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 Butaritari Atoll Airport and Canyonlands Field, 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 Butaritari Atoll Airport and Canyonlands Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG):

• Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) is Marakei Airport (MZK), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) SSE of BBG.
• The furthest airport from Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is located 11,920 miles (19,183 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.
• The airfield was the base of operations for the United States Army Air Forces Seventh Air Force 41st Bombardment Group which flew four squadrons of B-25 Mitchell medium bombers.
• Because of Butaritari Atoll Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Butaritari Atoll 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 Canyonlands Field (CNY):

• Because of Canyonlands Field's high elevation of 4,557 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CNY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CNY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Canyonlands Field (CNY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,061 miles (17,801 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Great Lakes Airlines began servicing the airport on January 6, 2007, with two daily flights to Denver International Airport.
• Frontier Airlines provided a service from 1958 until some time between 1970 and 1975.
• The closest airport to Canyonlands Field (CNY) is Monticello Airport (MXC), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SSE of CNY.
• Canyonlands Field (CNY) currently has only 1 runway.