Nonstop flight route between Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom and Niuafo'ou, Tonga:
Departure Airport:
(51°19'26"N by 0°50'51"W)
Arrival Airport:
(15°34'15"S by 175°37'50"W)
Distance from BBS to NFO:
9,949.68 miles (16,012.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blackbushe Airport (BBS), Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom and Mata'aho Airport (NFO), Niuafo'ou, Tonga would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,950 miles (or 16,012 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 Blackbushe Airport and Mata'aho 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 Blackbushe Airport and Mata'aho Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBS / EGLK |
| Airport Name: | Blackbushe Airport |
| Location: | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°19'26"N by 0°50'51"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Blackbushe Airport Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
| Elevation: | 325 feet (99 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBS |
| More Information: | BBS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NFO / NFTO |
| Airport Name: | Mata'aho Airport |
| Location: | Niuafo'ou, Tonga |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°34'15"S by 175°37'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from NFO |
| More Information: | NFO Maps & Info |
Facts about Blackbushe Airport (BBS):
- The airport started life in 1942 as RAF Hartford Bridge, and it was used by RAF squadrons throughout the remainder of Second World War for reconnaissance, defence and strike operations using Spitfires and Mosquitoes.
- Blackbushe Airport (BBS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Blackbushe Airport (BBS) is Farnborough Airport (FAB), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) SE of BBS.
- As well as there being plane accidents, there have been many fires within the forests, some natural, others, man made.
- Overall, Blackbushe Airport is very significant in the UK's aviation history.
- Overseas-based charter airlines often used Blackbushe for their flight to the UK, normally finding that the airfield was open for operations, even when other airports in the London area were closed by fog.
- Because of Blackbushe Airport's relatively low elevation of 325 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackbushe 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.
- The furthest airport from Blackbushe Airport (BBS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,884 miles (19,126 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- On 31 May 1960 the airport closed.
Facts about Mata'aho Airport (NFO):
- The furthest airport from Mata'aho Airport (NFO) is Tahoua Airport (THZ), which is nearly antipodal to Mata'aho Airport (meaning Mata'aho Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tahoua Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in Tahoua, Niger.
- The closest airport to Mata'aho Airport (NFO) is Wallis Island (WLS), which is located 164 miles (263 kilometers) NNW of NFO.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.52 miles (7.27 km) SE | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 7.44 miles (11.98 km) SSW | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 12.41 miles (19.97 km) SW | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 19.74 miles (31.77 km) ENE | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 22.86 miles (36.79 km) NNW | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 24.34 miles (39.17 km) NE | RAF Northolt (NHT) | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 24.78 miles (39.88 km) N | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 30.92 miles (49.76 km) ESE | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 31.58 miles (50.82 km) ESE | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 32.32 miles (52.01 km) S | Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) | Chichester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 33.96 miles (54.66 km) SW | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 38.00 miles (61.15 km) E | London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 39.87 miles (64.17 km) NE | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 40.84 miles (65.73 km) NNW | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 40.87 miles (65.78 km) ENE | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,884.15 miles (19,125.64 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,879.01 miles (19,117.36 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,862.02 miles (19,090.03 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,851.84 miles (19,073.64 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,839.53 miles (19,053.82 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,828.75 miles (19,036.49 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,820.83 miles (19,023.74 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,820.81 miles (19,023.70 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,813.81 miles (19,012.44 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,791.63 miles (18,976.74 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,789.95 miles (18,974.03 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,775.01 miles (18,950.00 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,768.87 miles (18,940.11 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,767.40 miles (18,937.74 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,746.85 miles (18,904.68 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 163.69 miles (263.43 km) NNW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 2 | 184.40 miles (296.77 km) WNW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 246.40 miles (396.54 km) NE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 4 | 258.42 miles (415.89 km) ENE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 5 | 270.34 miles (435.06 km) ENE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 285.85 miles (460.04 km) ENE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 7 | 287.85 miles (463.24 km) WSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 8 | 302.72 miles (487.18 km) SSE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 9 | 339.68 miles (546.66 km) W | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 10 | 341.03 miles (548.83 km) ENE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 349.97 miles (563.23 km) WSW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 357.73 miles (575.71 km) SW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 13 | 393.03 miles (632.51 km) S | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 14 | 399.73 miles (643.30 km) WSW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 409.39 miles (658.85 km) ENE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,360.39 miles (19,892.07 km) NW | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 2 | 12,230.72 miles (19,683.39 km) NE | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 3 | 12,204.15 miles (19,640.62 km) NW | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 4 | 12,177.41 miles (19,597.59 km) WNW | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 5 | 12,148.33 miles (19,550.79 km) NE | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 12,146.55 miles (19,547.93 km) NNW | In Guezzam Airport (INF) | In Guezzam, Algeria | |
| 7 | 12,143.21 miles (19,542.55 km) E | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 12,143.11 miles (19,542.39 km) E | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 9 | 12,139.82 miles (19,537.10 km) ENE | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 12,139.49 miles (19,536.57 km) NW | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 11 | 12,138.66 miles (19,535.22 km) NE | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 12,121.89 miles (19,508.25 km) ENE | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 12,121.15 miles (19,507.05 km) ENE | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 12,116.27 miles (19,499.20 km) NNE | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 15 | 12,104.44 miles (19,480.17 km) WNW | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |