Nonstop flight route between Bluefields, Nicaragua and Woensdrecht, Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(11°59'26"N by 83°46'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°26'56"N by 4°20'30"E)
Distance from BEF to WOE:
5,491.78 miles (8,838.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bluefields Airport (BEF), Bluefields, Nicaragua and Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE), Woensdrecht, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,492 miles (or 8,838 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 Bluefields Airport and Woensdrecht Air Base, 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 Bluefields Airport and Woensdrecht Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEF / MNBL |
| Airport Name: | Bluefields Airport |
| Location: | Bluefields, Nicaragua |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°59'26"N by 83°46'27"W |
| Area Served: | Bluefields |
| Operator/Owner: | EAAI |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEF |
| More Information: | BEF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WOE / EHWO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Woensdrecht, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°26'56"N by 4°20'30"E |
| Area Served: | Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands |
| Operator/Owner: | Royal Dutch Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 63 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WOE |
| More Information: | WOE Maps & Info |
Facts about Bluefields Airport (BEF):
- Because of Bluefields Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Bluefields 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 closest airport to Bluefields Airport (BEF) is Corn Island International Airport (RNI), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) ENE of BEF.
- Bluefields Airport (BEF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bluefields Airport (BEF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Bluefields Airport (meaning Bluefields Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE):
- Because of Woensdrecht Air Base's relatively low elevation of 63 feet, planes can take off or land at Woensdrecht Air Base 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.
- Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,908 miles (19,164 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) SSE of WOE.
- In addition to being known as "Woensdrecht Air Base", another name for WOE is "(Advanced Landing Ground B-79)".
- Woensdrecht Air Base is a military airport between the villages of Woensdrecht and Huijbergen, about 10 km south of the city of Bergen op Zoom in the Netherlands.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.80 miles (80.15 km) ENE | Corn Island International Airport (RNI) | Corn Island, Nicaragua |     |
| 2 | 85.54 miles (137.67 km) S | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 99.81 miles (160.62 km) S | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 122.57 miles (197.26 km) S | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 137.05 miles (220.55 km) NNW | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| 6 | 141.09 miles (227.06 km) SSW | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 7 | 142.68 miles (229.61 km) S | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 143.80 miles (231.42 km) N | Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua | |
| 9 | 145.17 miles (233.64 km) ENE | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) | San Andres Island, Colombia | |
| 10 | 149.45 miles (240.51 km) SSE | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 152.98 miles (246.19 km) NNW | Bonanza Airport (BZA) | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua | |
| 12 | 154.05 miles (247.92 km) SW | Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR) | Liberia, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 162.08 miles (260.84 km) W | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 14 | 177.33 miles (285.39 km) SSW | Tambor Airport (TMU) | Tambor, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 177.68 miles (285.95 km) S | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,393.72 miles (19,945.71 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,786.65 miles (18,968.72 km) W | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,736.79 miles (18,888.48 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,713.08 miles (18,850.34 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,668.04 miles (18,777.84 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,664.47 miles (18,772.10 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,637.88 miles (18,729.30 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,618.16 miles (18,697.57 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,614.28 miles (18,691.32 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,608.98 miles (18,682.80 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,587.27 miles (18,647.86 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,581.92 miles (18,639.25 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,559.33 miles (18,602.88 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,557.71 miles (18,600.28 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,523.08 miles (18,544.56 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.64 miles (30.00 km) SSE | Antwerp International Airport (ANR) | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 2 | 21.85 miles (35.16 km) SE | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium | |
| 3 | 26.66 miles (42.90 km) ENE | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) | Breda, Netherlands | |
| 4 | 35.34 miles (56.87 km) N | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 5 | 38.33 miles (61.69 km) S | Brussels Airport (BRU) | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 6 | 44.47 miles (71.57 km) E | Eindhoven Airport (EIN) | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 49.70 miles (79.99 km) N | Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) | Leiden, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 59.72 miles (96.11 km) ENE | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 62.04 miles (99.84 km) NNE | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | |
| 10 | 65.84 miles (105.96 km) SW | Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) | Wevelgem, Belgium | |
| 11 | 66.10 miles (106.38 km) WSW | Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) | Flanders, Belgium | |
| 12 | 68.50 miles (110.23 km) S | Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) | Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 13 | 72.25 miles (116.28 km) ESE | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| 14 | 73.71 miles (118.62 km) SE | Liège Airport (LGG) | Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 15 | 78.12 miles (125.73 km) E | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,907.70 miles (19,163.54 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,689.20 miles (18,811.90 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,681.59 miles (18,799.65 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,659.72 miles (18,764.45 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,656.16 miles (18,758.73 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,655.67 miles (18,757.94 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,640.91 miles (18,734.19 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,635.12 miles (18,724.87 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,632.53 miles (18,720.70 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,627.63 miles (18,712.81 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,604.29 miles (18,675.25 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,603.23 miles (18,673.55 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,601.77 miles (18,671.19 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,597.38 miles (18,664.13 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,595.08 miles (18,660.43 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |