Nonstop flight route between Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia and Luganville, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(24°54'14"S by 152°19'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(15°30'20"S by 167°13'17"E)
Distance from BDB to SON:
1,162.69 miles (1,871.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bundaberg Airport (BDB), Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia and Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON), Luganville, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,163 miles (or 1,871 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 relatively short distance between Bundaberg Airport and Santo-Pekoa International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDB / YBUD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°54'14"S by 152°19'6"E |
| Area Served: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BDB |
| More Information: | BDB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SON / NVSS |
| Airport Name: | Santo-Pekoa International Airport |
| Location: | Luganville, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°30'20"S by 167°13'17"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Vanuatu Limited |
| Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SON |
| More Information: | SON Maps & Info |
Facts about Bundaberg Airport (BDB):
- In addition to being known as "Bundaberg Airport", another name for BDB is "Bundaberg Regional Airport".
- With the outbreak of World War II, it was decided as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme to requisition Bundaberg Airport and develop it as a Royal Australian Air Force Flying Training School.
- The closest airport to Bundaberg Airport (BDB) is Hervey Bay Airport (HVB), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SE of BDB.
- Bundaberg Airport (BDB) has 2 runways.
- Because of Bundaberg Airport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at Bundaberg 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.
- On 3 February 2014, Virgin Australia announced the addition of four flights per week between Brisbane and Bundaberg, adding to its current daily flight.
- The furthest airport from Bundaberg Airport (BDB) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,879 miles (19,118 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON):
- Because of Santo-Pekoa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Santo-Pekoa 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.
- The furthest airport from Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), which is nearly antipodal to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (meaning Santo-Pekoa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ouro Sogui Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Matam, Senegal.
- The closest airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of SON.
- Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) currently has only 1 runway.
- As the war moved further north, Pekoa Airfield was closed on 8 February 1945 and all traffic routed to Palikulo Bay Airfield.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.35 miles (72.99 km) SE | Hervey Bay Airport (HVB) | Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 48.86 miles (78.63 km) SSE | Maryborough Airport (MBH) | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 65.70 miles (105.74 km) SW | Gayndah Airport (GAH) | Gayndah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 98.25 miles (158.12 km) SSE | Gympie Airport (GYP) | Gympie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 99.30 miles (159.81 km) NW | Gladstone Airport (GLT) | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 119.55 miles (192.40 km) SSW | Kingaroy Airport (KGY) | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 126.89 miles (204.21 km) SSE | Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) | Marcoola, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 139.94 miles (225.22 km) SSE | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 156.75 miles (252.27 km) NW | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 162.49 miles (261.50 km) WSW | Taroom Airport (XTO) | Taroom, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 166.78 miles (268.40 km) SW | Chincilla Airport (CCL) | Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 178.35 miles (287.02 km) SSE | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 187.77 miles (302.18 km) SW | Miles Airport (WLE) | Miles, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 236.95 miles (381.33 km) SSE | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 238.77 miles (384.26 km) WNW | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,879.17 miles (19,117.63 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,854.05 miles (19,077.19 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,821.80 miles (19,025.30 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,795.56 miles (18,983.07 km) NNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,772.96 miles (18,946.70 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 11,756.54 miles (18,920.27 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,754.64 miles (18,917.22 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 8 | 11,722.01 miles (18,864.71 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,716.63 miles (18,856.05 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 11,713.96 miles (18,851.75 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,705.85 miles (18,838.69 km) WNW | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 11,705.71 miles (18,838.47 km) WNW | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 13 | 11,703.67 miles (18,835.19 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,695.73 miles (18,822.40 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,694.82 miles (18,820.94 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.40 miles (66.63 km) SSE | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 51.55 miles (82.96 km) ENE | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 62.03 miles (99.82 km) E | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 67.22 miles (108.19 km) ENE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 67.94 miles (109.34 km) ESE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 70.24 miles (113.05 km) SE | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 76.29 miles (122.78 km) SSE | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 92.27 miles (148.49 km) NNE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 97.10 miles (156.27 km) SE | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 116.22 miles (187.04 km) N | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 130.17 miles (209.49 km) SE | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 131.28 miles (211.28 km) NNE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 132.34 miles (212.99 km) SE | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 168.09 miles (270.51 km) SSE | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 254.27 miles (409.21 km) SSE | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,400.07 miles (19,955.93 km) E | Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) | Matam, Senegal | |
| 2 | 12,392.55 miles (19,943.82 km) WNW | Sélibaby Airport (SEY) | Sélibaby, Mauritania | |
| 3 | 12,386.81 miles (19,934.59 km) NNW | Bakel Airport (BXE) | Bakel, Senegal | |
| 4 | 12,370.56 miles (19,908.44 km) NE | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| 5 | 12,320.94 miles (19,828.58 km) NW | Kayes Airport (KYS) | Kayes, Mali | |
| 6 | 12,318.84 miles (19,825.20 km) NW | Kiffa Airport (KFA) | Kiffa, Mauritania | |
| 7 | 12,314.43 miles (19,818.10 km) NE | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 8 | 12,301.30 miles (19,796.98 km) NNE | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 9 | 12,287.19 miles (19,774.26 km) W | Yélimané Airport (EYL) | Yélimané, Mali | |
| 10 | 12,280.65 miles (19,763.74 km) N | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 11 | 12,270.59 miles (19,747.55 km) ENE | Podor Airport (POD) | Podor, Senegal | |
| 12 | 12,263.41 miles (19,735.99 km) NNE | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| 13 | 12,260.31 miles (19,731.00 km) NW | Tamchakett Airport (THT) | Tamchakett, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 12,248.31 miles (19,711.69 km) NE | Boutilimit Airport (OTL) | Boutilimit, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 12,235.04 miles (19,690.34 km) ENE | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |