Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, Alabama, United States and Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands:
Departure Airport:
(33°33'50"N by 86°45'7"W)
Arrival Airport:
(11°18'6"S by 159°47'53"E)
Distance from BHM to BNY:
7,993.45 miles (12,864.19 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama, United States and Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,993 miles (or 12,864 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 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and Bellona/Anua 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 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and Bellona/Anua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHM / KBHM |
| Airport Name: | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport |
| Location: | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°33'50"N by 86°45'7"W |
| Area Served: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Birmingham |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHM |
| More Information: | BHM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNY / AGGB |
| Airport Name: | Bellona/Anua Airport |
| Location: | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°18'6"S by 159°47'53"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNY |
| More Information: | BNY Maps & Info |
Facts about Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM):
- Former concourse C consisted of 13 gates, C1-C14.
- The Southern Museum of Flight is on Airport Authority property, on the east side of the North-South runway.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,183 miles (17,998 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is St. Clair County Airport (PLR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of BHM.
- Because of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth 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.
- A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new concourses A and B took place on February 26, 2013.
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) has 2 runways.
- World War II saw the airport leased to the United States Army Air Forces for $1 a year to support national defense.
- By 1959 Runway 5/23 was 10,000 feet and service was started to Birmingham by Capital Airlines with British-made Vickers Viscounts.
Facts about Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY):
- The closest airport to Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) is Mbambanakira Airport (MBU), which is located 107 miles (173 kilometers) N of BNY.
- The furthest airport from Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Bellona/Anua Airport (meaning Bellona/Anua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,191 miles (19,619 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.97 miles (46.61 km) E | St. Clair County Airport (PLR) | Pell City, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 40.37 miles (64.96 km) E | Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) | Talladega, Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 47.42 miles (76.31 km) NE | Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD) | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 51.50 miles (82.88 km) E | Anniston Regional Airport (ANB) | Anniston, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 54.95 miles (88.43 km) WSW | Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL) | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | |
| 6 | 63.97 miles (102.94 km) SE | Thomas C. Russell Field (ALX) | Alexander City, Alabama, United States | |
| 7 | 74.17 miles (119.37 km) N | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 76.14 miles (122.53 km) N | Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) | Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 9 | 77.12 miles (124.11 km) N | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 10 | 81.10 miles (130.51 km) WNW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 11 | 84.92 miles (136.66 km) SSE | Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 85.39 miles (137.43 km) S | Craig Field (SEM) | Selma, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 89.23 miles (143.60 km) WSW | George Downer Airport (AIV) | Aliceville, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 89.73 miles (144.40 km) SSE | Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 93.20 miles (149.99 km) SE | Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) | Tuskegee, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,183.49 miles (17,998.03 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,164.75 miles (17,967.87 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,146.56 miles (17,938.61 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,140.92 miles (17,929.52 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,139.96 miles (17,927.98 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,128.88 miles (17,910.14 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,126.11 miles (17,905.69 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,126.05 miles (17,905.59 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,121.47 miles (17,898.23 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,114.51 miles (17,887.02 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,110.02 miles (17,879.81 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,075.07 miles (17,823.55 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,070.32 miles (17,815.91 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,063.09 miles (17,804.27 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,035.96 miles (17,760.61 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 107.42 miles (172.87 km) N | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 130.62 miles (210.22 km) N | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 154.19 miles (248.15 km) ENE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 157.62 miles (253.66 km) NNW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 165.45 miles (266.27 km) NNE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 178.71 miles (287.61 km) NE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 186.98 miles (300.92 km) NNE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 189.67 miles (305.25 km) NNE | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 221.23 miles (356.03 km) N | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 268.32 miles (431.81 km) NW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 298.15 miles (479.82 km) NW | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 312.92 miles (503.59 km) NNW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 392.97 miles (632.43 km) NW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 394.09 miles (634.23 km) NW | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 399.67 miles (643.21 km) NW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,190.89 miles (19,619.29 km) WNW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 2 | 12,158.95 miles (19,567.88 km) WNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 3 | 12,157.99 miles (19,566.34 km) WNW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 4 | 12,141.13 miles (19,539.21 km) W | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 5 | 12,137.24 miles (19,532.95 km) NW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 6 | 12,126.24 miles (19,515.25 km) W | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 7 | 12,102.59 miles (19,477.17 km) NE | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 12,102.25 miles (19,476.63 km) NE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 12,094.92 miles (19,464.84 km) NW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 10 | 12,066.41 miles (19,418.96 km) WNW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 11 | 12,057.21 miles (19,404.16 km) NE | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 12,057.12 miles (19,404.01 km) NNE | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 12,056.85 miles (19,403.56 km) NE | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 12,034.74 miles (19,368.00 km) W | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 15 | 12,023.72 miles (19,350.25 km) NW | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |