Nonstop flight route between Bird Island, Seychelles and Maun, Botswana:
Departure Airport:
(3°43'17"S by 55°12'31"E)
Arrival Airport:
(19°58'21"S by 23°25'51"E)
Distance from BDI to MUB:
2,416.17 miles (3,888.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bird Island Airport (BDI), Bird Island, Seychelles and Maun Airport (MUB), Maun, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,416 miles (or 3,888 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 Bird Island Airport and Maun Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDI / FSSB |
| Airport Name: | Bird Island Airport |
| Location: | Bird Island, Seychelles |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°43'17"S by 55°12'31"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Bird Island Lodge |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BDI |
| More Information: | BDI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUB / FBMN |
| Airport Name: | Maun Airport |
| Location: | Maun, Botswana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°58'21"S by 23°25'51"E |
| Area Served: | Maun |
| Operator/Owner: | Botswana Department of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3093 feet (943 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUB |
| More Information: | MUB Maps & Info |
Facts about Bird Island Airport (BDI):
- The furthest airport from Bird Island Airport (BDI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,085 miles (17,840 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Bird Island Airport (BDI) is Denis Island Airport (DEI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of BDI.
- Bird Island Airport (BDI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bird Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Bird 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.
Facts about Maun Airport (MUB):
- The landing strip in those far-off days was what is today Maun’s main street, the strip later being moved away from the town centre to the present site of the airport.
- The first planes to land here were before World War II – in the 1930s, just a mere 30 or so years after the Wright brothers made their historic first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
- The closest airport to Maun Airport (MUB) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is located 165 miles (266 kilometers) SW of MUB.
- The furthest airport from Maun Airport (MUB) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is nearly antipodal to Maun Airport (meaning Maun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kona International Airport at Keāhole), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- The earliest known flights over the Okavango region took place in July 1925, and were part of a survey of the rivers of the Okavango region, using aircraft based in Livingstone.
- Maun Airport (MUB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.89 miles (51.32 km) E | Denis Island Airport (DEI) | Denis Island, Seychelles |     |
| 2 | 53.04 miles (85.37 km) SE | Praslin Island Airport (PRI) | Praslin Island, Seychelles | |
| 3 | 69.28 miles (111.50 km) SSE | Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) | Mahé, Seychelles | |
| 4 | 78.32 miles (126.04 km) SE | Frégate Island Airport (FRK) | Frégate Island, Seychelles | |
| 5 | 173.50 miles (279.22 km) SW | Desroches Island Airport (DES) | Desroches Island, Seychelles | |
| 6 | 720.35 miles (1,159.28 km) SW | Arrachart Airport (DIE) | Antsiranana, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 778.27 miles (1,252.50 km) NW | Obbia Airport (CMO) | Obbia, Somalia | |
| 8 | 779.84 miles (1,255.03 km) SSW | Ambilobe Airport (AMB) | Ambilobe, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 790.44 miles (1,272.08 km) WNW | Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) | Mogadishu, Somalia | |
| 10 | 825.56 miles (1,328.60 km) SSW | Ambanja Airport (IVA) | Ambanja, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 847.27 miles (1,363.55 km) SSW | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 901.44 miles (1,450.72 km) NW | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) | Galcaio, Somalia | |
| 13 | 908.33 miles (1,461.81 km) SSW | Analalava Airport (HVA) | Analalava, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 910.60 miles (1,465.47 km) WNW | Kismayo Airport (KMU) | Kisimayu, Somalia | |
| 15 | 923.91 miles (1,486.88 km) SW | Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA) | Dzaoudzi, Mayotte | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,085.09 miles (17,839.67 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 10,758.67 miles (17,314.36 km) NW | Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) | Los Cabos, Mexico | |
| 3 | 10,733.34 miles (17,273.60 km) NNW | Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 4 | 10,722.42 miles (17,256.02 km) NNW | Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) | Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 5 | 10,704.89 miles (17,227.81 km) NW | Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) | Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico | |
| 6 | 10,702.71 miles (17,224.30 km) SSE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,695.08 miles (17,212.02 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,676.57 miles (17,182.22 km) NW | Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 9 | 10,659.01 miles (17,153.97 km) NNW | Loreto International Airport (LTO) | Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 10 | 10,647.12 miles (17,134.84 km) NW | Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) | Colima, Colima, Mexico | |
| 11 | 10,623.63 miles (17,097.04 km) NW | Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico | |
| 12 | 10,618.95 miles (17,089.50 km) NW | Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC) | Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 13 | 10,614.08 miles (17,081.67 km) NNW | Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) | Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 14 | 10,613.01 miles (17,079.94 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,610.42 miles (17,075.78 km) NW | General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 165.09 miles (265.68 km) SW | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 2 | 168.76 miles (271.58 km) NNE | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 3 | 186.37 miles (299.94 km) NE | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 4 | 203.82 miles (328.02 km) NE | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | 215.69 miles (347.12 km) NE | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 6 | 221.89 miles (357.10 km) NW | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 7 | 251.80 miles (405.23 km) ENE | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | 274.11 miles (441.13 km) ESE | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 9 | 279.67 miles (450.08 km) WNW | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 10 | 297.53 miles (478.83 km) SSW | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 11 | 321.97 miles (518.17 km) NNE | Ngoma Airport (ZGM) | Ngoma, Zambia | |
| 12 | 326.47 miles (525.40 km) N | Mongu Airport (MNR) | Mongu, Western Province, Zambia | |
| 13 | 329.72 miles (530.64 km) SSE | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 14 | 335.97 miles (540.69 km) WSW | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 15 | 336.77 miles (541.98 km) E | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,399.15 miles (19,954.45 km) WNW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,386.56 miles (19,934.18 km) WNW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,380.70 miles (19,924.75 km) W | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,378.27 miles (19,920.85 km) W | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,375.40 miles (19,916.23 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,372.19 miles (19,911.05 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,369.54 miles (19,906.80 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,368.03 miles (19,904.36 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,348.40 miles (19,872.77 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,347.30 miles (19,871.01 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,336.45 miles (19,853.55 km) W | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,309.09 miles (19,809.51 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,309.09 miles (19,809.51 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,302.90 miles (19,799.55 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,295.55 miles (19,787.73 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |