Nonstop flight route between Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati and Magong, Taiwan:
Departure Airport:
(3°5'11"N by 172°48'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(23°34'0"N by 119°37'47"E)
Distance from BBG to MZG:
3,817.24 miles (6,143.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG), Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati and Magong Airport (MZG), Magong, Taiwan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,817 miles (or 6,143 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 Magong Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBG / NGTU |
| Airport Name: | Butaritari Atoll Airport |
| Location: | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°5'11"N by 172°48'41"E |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBG |
| More Information: | BBG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MZG / RCQC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Magong, Taiwan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°34'0"N by 119°37'47"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MZG |
| More Information: | MZG Maps & Info |
Facts about Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG):
- 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.
- Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) is Marakei Airport (MZK), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) SSE of BBG.
Facts about Magong Airport (MZG):
- In addition to being known as "Magong Airport", other names for MZG include "馬公航空站馬公機場" and "Mǎgōng HángkōngzhànMǎgōng Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Magong Airport (MZG) is Wang-an Airport (WOT), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of MZG.
- Magong Airport (MZG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Magong Airport (MZG) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Magong Airport (meaning Magong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,844 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.19 miles (125.83 km) SSE | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati |     |
| 2 | 90.53 miles (145.69 km) S | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 120.05 miles (193.20 km) S | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 192.61 miles (309.97 km) SSE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 208.39 miles (335.38 km) SSE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 211.88 miles (340.99 km) NNW | Enejit Airport (EJT) | Enejit, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 220.12 miles (354.25 km) NNW | Mili Airport (MIJ) | Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 286.28 miles (460.72 km) NNW | Tinak Airport (TIC) | Tinak, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 286.54 miles (461.14 km) NNW | Ine Airport (IMI) | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 292.98 miles (471.50 km) NW | Jaluit Airport (UIT) | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 294.57 miles (474.07 km) NNW | Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) | Majuro, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 297.81 miles (479.28 km) NNW | Airok Airport (AIC) | Airok, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 298.65 miles (480.63 km) WNW | Ebon Airport (EBO) | Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 309.28 miles (497.73 km) NW | Kili Airport (KIO) | Kili Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 367.23 miles (591.00 km) NNW | Aur Airport (AUL) | Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,919.78 miles (19,182.97 km) N | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 2 | 11,894.26 miles (19,141.90 km) N | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,878.29 miles (19,116.20 km) N | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 4 | 11,860.91 miles (19,088.24 km) NNE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,837.45 miles (19,050.49 km) SE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 6 | 11,817.61 miles (19,018.55 km) NNW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 11,810.36 miles (19,006.89 km) NNW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 8 | 11,802.13 miles (18,993.64 km) N | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 11,796.45 miles (18,984.50 km) N | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 11,788.91 miles (18,972.36 km) NNW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 11,784.80 miles (18,965.76 km) NNE | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 12 | 11,771.73 miles (18,944.71 km) N | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 11,770.58 miles (18,942.87 km) NW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 14 | 11,756.62 miles (18,920.39 km) NNE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 15 | 11,752.42 miles (18,913.65 km) N | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.09 miles (25.89 km) SSW | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China | |
| 2 | 27.90 miles (44.90 km) SSW | Qimei Airport (CMJ) | Cimei, Taiwan | |
| 3 | 49.24 miles (79.24 km) E | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 4 | 56.11 miles (90.30 km) SE | Tainan Airport (TNN) | Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 5 | 79.00 miles (127.13 km) NE | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 6 | 79.00 miles (127.13 km) NE | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 7 | 82.29 miles (132.43 km) SE | Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
| 8 | 99.87 miles (160.73 km) NW | Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) | Kinmen, Taiwan | |
| 9 | 107.47 miles (172.96 km) NW | Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) | Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 10 | 109.03 miles (175.46 km) ESE | Taitung Airport (TTT) | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 11 | 116.38 miles (187.29 km) NW | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) | Xiamen, Fujian, China | |
| 12 | 126.75 miles (203.98 km) SE | Hengchun Airport (HCN) | Hengchun, Taiwan | |
| 13 | 129.56 miles (208.51 km) ENE | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 14 | 132.00 miles (212.43 km) ESE | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 15 | 144.74 miles (232.94 km) NE | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,330.45 miles (19,843.88 km) S | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 2 | 12,232.12 miles (19,685.63 km) SW | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,223.41 miles (19,671.63 km) WSW | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 4 | 12,209.99 miles (19,650.02 km) SW | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,209.60 miles (19,649.39 km) ESE | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,200.12 miles (19,634.13 km) ESE | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 12,184.05 miles (19,608.29 km) E | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,180.43 miles (19,602.46 km) ESE | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 12,174.31 miles (19,592.61 km) SSW | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 10 | 12,156.28 miles (19,563.59 km) SSW | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,150.35 miles (19,554.05 km) SSW | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,141.27 miles (19,539.44 km) WSW | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 13 | 12,133.25 miles (19,526.52 km) ESE | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,131.88 miles (19,524.32 km) WSW | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,127.50 miles (19,517.27 km) ESE | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |