Nonstop flight route between Kasane, Botswana and Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kasane Airport (BBK), Kasane, Botswana and Kaben Airport (KBT), Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,053 miles (or 16,179 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 Kasane Airport and Kaben 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 Kasane Airport and Kaben Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBK / FBKE |
| Airport Name: | Kasane Airport |
| Location: | Kasane, Botswana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°49'46"S by 25°9'47"E |
| Area Served: | Kasane |
| Operator/Owner: | Botswana Department of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3290 feet (1,003 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBK |
| More Information: | BBK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBT / |
| Airport Name: | Kaben Airport |
| Location: | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°53'35"N by 170°50'41"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KBT |
| More Information: | KBT Maps & Info |
Facts about Kasane Airport (BBK):
- Kasane Airport (BBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kasane Airport (BBK) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Kasane Airport (meaning Kasane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,305 miles (19,804 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Kasane Airport (BBK) is Livingstone Airport (LVI), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) E of BBK.
Facts about Kaben Airport (KBT):
- The furthest airport from Kaben Airport (KBT) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Kaben Airport (meaning Kaben Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Kaben is a small island, no more than 2.5 kilometers long and a kilometer across.
- The closest airport to Kaben Airport (KBT) is Maloelap Airport (MAV), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of KBT.
- Because of Kaben Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaben 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.
- Historically, the island has been claimed by the Iroij, royalty of the islands, as their personal property prohibiting peasant islanders from fishing the island's waters.
