Nonstop flight route between Baucau, East Timor and Des Moines, Iowa, United States:
Departure Airport:
(8°29'7"S by 126°23'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°32'2"N by 93°39'47"W)
Distance from BCH to DSM:
9,095.60 miles (14,637.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baucau Airport (BCH), Baucau, East Timor and Des Moines International Airport (DSM), Des Moines, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,096 miles (or 14,638 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 Baucau Airport and Des Moines International 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 Baucau Airport and Des Moines International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCH / WPEC |
| Airport Name: | Baucau Airport |
| Location: | Baucau, East Timor |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°29'7"S by 126°23'57"E |
| Area Served: | Baucau, East Timor |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1777 feet (542 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCH |
| More Information: | BCH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DSM / KDSM |
| Airport Name: | Des Moines International Airport |
| Location: | Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°32'2"N by 93°39'47"W |
| Area Served: | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Des Moines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 958 feet (292 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DSM |
| More Information: | DSM Maps & Info |
Facts about Baucau Airport (BCH):
- The closest airport to Baucau Airport (BCH) is Viqueque Airport (VIQ), which is located 28 miles (44 kilometers) S of BCH.
- The furthest airport from Baucau Airport (BCH) is Albina Airstrip (ABN), which is nearly antipodal to Baucau Airport (meaning Baucau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Albina Airstrip), and is located 12,229 miles (19,681 kilometers) away in Albina, Suriname.
- Baucau Airport (BCH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Des Moines International Airport (DSM):
- On December 2, 1978, Douglas C-47A N41447 of SMB Stage Line crashed short of the runway while on a cargo flight from Chicago, Illinois.
- In addition to work inside the passenger terminal, the airport is building a rental car facility and new parking facilities.
- Because of Des Moines International Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Des Moines International 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.
- This airport is in in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a primary commercial service airport.
- During the 1920s the Des Moines area had several small private airports for general aviation and airmail.
- The closest airport to Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of DSM.
- The furthest airport from Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,789 miles (17,363 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Des Moines International Airport covers 2,625 acres at an elevation of 958 feet above mean sea level.
- Des Moines International Airport (DSM) has 2 runways.
- On December 1, 2007, a United Express plane carrying 44 passengers slid off a taxiway while taxiing to the runway for takeoff.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.60 miles (44.42 km) S | Viqueque Airport (VIQ) | Viqueque, East Timor |     |
| 2 | 59.90 miles (96.40 km) W | Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 3 | 117.92 miles (189.77 km) WSW | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 125.58 miles (202.09 km) W | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 219.46 miles (353.19 km) WSW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 284.59 miles (458.00 km) W | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 284.60 miles (458.01 km) W | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 320.53 miles (515.84 km) N | Namrole Airport (NRE) | Buru, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 324.64 miles (522.46 km) W | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 334.51 miles (538.34 km) NW | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 334.85 miles (538.88 km) WSW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 339.99 miles (547.15 km) SE | Garden Point Airport (GPN) | Pirlangimpi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 13 | 349.74 miles (562.86 km) NNE | Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ) | Ambon, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 353.55 miles (568.99 km) SE | Snake Bay Airport (SNB) | Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 15 | 364.92 miles (587.28 km) W | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,229.41 miles (19,681.28 km) N | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 2 | 12,222.33 miles (19,669.88 km) NNE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 3 | 12,200.70 miles (19,635.08 km) NNE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 4 | 12,176.63 miles (19,596.34 km) NE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 5 | 12,169.65 miles (19,585.10 km) NNW | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 6 | 12,156.62 miles (19,564.14 km) NE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 7 | 12,145.64 miles (19,546.47 km) N | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 8 | 12,143.38 miles (19,542.82 km) NE | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 9 | 12,126.93 miles (19,516.36 km) NNE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 10 | 12,126.21 miles (19,515.20 km) NNE | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 11 | 12,115.72 miles (19,498.32 km) NNE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 12 | 12,107.24 miles (19,484.67 km) ENE | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 13 | 12,105.11 miles (19,481.23 km) NE | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 14 | 12,101.89 miles (19,476.05 km) N | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 15 | 12,101.43 miles (19,475.31 km) NNE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.96 miles (19.24 km) NNE | Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV) | Ankeny, Iowa, United States | |
| 2 | 31.72 miles (51.05 km) N | Ames Municipal Airport (AMW) | Ames, Iowa, United States | |
| 3 | 32.71 miles (52.64 km) NW | Perry Municipal Airport (PRO) | Perry, Iowa, United States | |
| 4 | 34.53 miles (55.57 km) ENE | Newton Municipal Airport (TNU) | Newton, Iowa, United States | |
| 5 | 36.87 miles (59.33 km) NNW | Boone Municipal Airport (BNW) | Boone, Iowa, United States | |
| 6 | 50.75 miles (81.68 km) SW | Creston Municipal Airport (CSQ) | Creston, Iowa, United States | |
| 7 | 63.25 miles (101.79 km) N | Webster City Municipal Airport (EBS) | Webster City, Iowa, United States | |
| 8 | 67.94 miles (109.34 km) WNW | Arthur N. Neu Airport (CIN) | Carroll, Iowa, United States | |
| 9 | 69.61 miles (112.03 km) ESE | Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM) | Ottumwa, Iowa, United States | |
| 10 | 72.18 miles (116.16 km) W | Atlantic Municipal Airport (AIO) | Atlantic, Iowa, United States | |
| 11 | 75.34 miles (121.25 km) NNW | Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD) | Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States | |
| 12 | 88.26 miles (142.04 km) NNW | Humboldt Municipal Airport (HUD) | Humboldt, Iowa, United States | |
| 13 | 93.36 miles (150.25 km) ESE | Fairfield Municipal Airport (FFL) | Fairfield, Iowa, United States | |
| 14 | 93.88 miles (151.09 km) WNW | Denison Municipal Airport (DNS) | Denison, Iowa, United States | |
| 15 | 95.89 miles (154.31 km) NE | Waterloo Regional Airport (Livingston Betsworth Field) (ALO) | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,788.59 miles (17,362.52 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,765.59 miles (17,325.49 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,745.72 miles (17,293.52 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,741.55 miles (17,286.81 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,702.16 miles (17,223.42 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,688.11 miles (17,200.80 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,679.91 miles (17,187.60 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,678.27 miles (17,184.97 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,663.64 miles (17,161.42 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,650.61 miles (17,140.45 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,620.66 miles (17,092.25 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,595.70 miles (17,052.09 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,572.70 miles (17,015.07 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,567.93 miles (17,007.39 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,547.73 miles (16,974.88 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |