Nonstop flight route between Badu Island, Queensland, Australia and Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia:
Departure Airport:
(10°9'0"S by 142°10'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°43'59"N by 60°57'9"W)
Distance from BDD to UVF:
10,854.68 miles (17,468.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Badu Island Airport (BDD), Badu Island, Queensland, Australia and Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,855 miles (or 17,469 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 Badu Island Airport and Hewanorra 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 Badu Island Airport and Hewanorra 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: | BDD / YBAU |
| Airport Name: | Badu Island Airport |
| Location: | Badu Island, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°9'0"S by 142°10'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Torres Strait Island Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BDD |
| More Information: | BDD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UVF / TLPL |
| Airport Name: | Hewanorra International Airport |
| Location: | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°43'59"N by 60°57'9"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UVF |
| More Information: | UVF Maps & Info |
Facts about Badu Island Airport (BDD):
- Because of Badu Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Badu Island 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.
- Badu Island Airport (BDD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Badu Island Airport (BDD) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,496 miles (18,502 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Badu Island Airport (BDD) is Kubin Airport (KUG), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of BDD.
Facts about Hewanorra International Airport (UVF):
- The closest airport to Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) is George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of UVF.
- Hewanorra International Airport was originally named Beane Army Airfield and was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force and used in World War II.
- Because of Hewanorra International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Hewanorra 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 Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Hewanorra International Airport (meaning Hewanorra International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,143 miles (19,543 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is also equipped with RNAV, VOR/DME, and NDB approaches for both runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.14 miles (9.88 km) SSE | Kubin Airport (KUG) | Kubin, Moa Island, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 31.15 miles (50.13 km) SSE | Horn Island Airport (HID) | Horn Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 44.51 miles (71.63 km) ENE | Yam Island Airport (XMY) | Yam Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 58.61 miles (94.32 km) SSE | Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) | Bamaga, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 61.07 miles (98.28 km) E | Coconut Island (CNC) | Coconut Island (Poruma Island), Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 63.42 miles (102.07 km) N | Boigu Island Airport (GIC) | Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 101.72 miles (163.71 km) NE | Daru Airport (DAU) | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 109.14 miles (175.64 km) NW | Bensbach Airport (BSP) | Bensbach, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 128.88 miles (207.41 km) E | Murray Island Airport (MYI) | Murray Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 137.89 miles (221.91 km) S | Agnew Airport (AGW) | Agnew, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 152.70 miles (245.75 km) NNE | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 164.38 miles (264.55 km) NW | Mopah Airport (MKQ) | Merauke, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 175.53 miles (282.48 km) S | Weipa Airport (WEI) | Weipa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 180.92 miles (291.17 km) NNE | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 186.14 miles (299.55 km) NNW | Obo Airport (OBX) | Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,496.42 miles (18,501.64 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,481.47 miles (18,477.59 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,479.47 miles (18,474.36 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,473.39 miles (18,464.58 km) N | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,467.03 miles (18,454.35 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,463.16 miles (18,448.12 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,453.40 miles (18,432.42 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,452.41 miles (18,430.83 km) NNE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,424.29 miles (18,385.57 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,415.91 miles (18,372.07 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,400.35 miles (18,347.03 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,393.30 miles (18,335.69 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,376.02 miles (18,307.89 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,375.43 miles (18,306.93 km) ENE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 15 | 11,354.21 miles (18,272.78 km) NE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.01 miles (32.21 km) N | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 2 | 44.24 miles (71.19 km) SSW | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 3 | 55.52 miles (89.35 km) SSW | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 4 | 59.42 miles (95.62 km) N | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 5 | 60.38 miles (97.17 km) SSW | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 6 | 76.12 miles (122.50 km) SSW | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 7 | 84.34 miles (135.74 km) SSW | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 8 | 93.59 miles (150.62 km) SSW | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 9 | 108.17 miles (174.08 km) ESE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 10 | 114.62 miles (184.46 km) NNW | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 11 | 127.44 miles (205.10 km) N | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 12 | 132.01 miles (212.45 km) SSW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 13 | 153.11 miles (246.40 km) NNW | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 14 | 178.69 miles (287.58 km) S | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 15 | 179.00 miles (288.07 km) NNW | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,143.45 miles (19,542.94 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,138.08 miles (19,534.29 km) SW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,077.12 miles (19,436.20 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,076.90 miles (19,435.83 km) SW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,069.83 miles (19,424.46 km) S | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,064.00 miles (19,415.08 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,055.74 miles (19,401.78 km) SSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,045.12 miles (19,384.70 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,040.09 miles (19,376.59 km) SW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,039.04 miles (19,374.92 km) SW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,027.18 miles (19,355.82 km) SSE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,023.88 miles (19,350.52 km) SSW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,023.87 miles (19,350.50 km) SSW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,003.52 miles (19,317.74 km) SE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,976.87 miles (19,274.86 km) S | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |