Nonstop flight route between Benguera Island, Mozambique and Kuparuk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benguerra Island Airport (BCW), Benguera Island, Mozambique and Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK), Kuparuk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,081 miles (or 14,614 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 Benguerra Island Airport and Ugnu-Kuparuk 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 Benguerra Island Airport and Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCW / | 
| Airport Name: | Benguerra Island Airport | 
| Location: | Benguera Island, Mozambique | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°51'11"S by 35°26'17"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BCW | 
| More Information: | BCW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UUK / PAKU | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°19'50"N by 149°35'50"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UUK | 
| More Information: | UUK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Benguerra Island Airport (BCW):
- The closest airport to Benguerra Island Airport (BCW) is Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of BCW.
- The furthest airport from Benguerra Island Airport (BCW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,744 miles (18,900 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Benguerra Island Airport (BCW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK):
- Because of Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugnu-Kuparuk 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.
- Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ESE of UUK.
- In addition to being known as "Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport", another name for UUK is "UBW".
- The furthest airport from Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,127 miles (16,298 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.




