Nonstop flight route between Billings, Montana, United States and near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Billings Logan International Airport (BIL), Billings, Montana, United States and Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,308 miles (or 5,324 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 Billings Logan International Airport and Flamingo 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 Billings Logan International Airport and Flamingo 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: | BIL / KBIL |
Airport Name: | Billings Logan International Airport |
Location: | Billings, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°48'28"N by 108°32'34"W |
Area Served: | Billings, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | City of Billings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3652 feet (1,113 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIL |
More Information: | BIL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BON / TNCB |
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Location: | near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°7'51"N by 68°16'6"W |
Area Served: | Bonaire |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BON |
More Information: | BON Maps & Info |
Facts about Billings Logan International Airport (BIL):
- The closest airport to Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) is Roundup Airport (RPX), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) N of BIL.
- The Aviation and Transit Board governs BIL, with seven members, each appointed for four-year terms.
- Billings Logan International Airport handled 899,302 passengers last year.
- Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) has 3 runways.
- The first recorded flight in Billings was in 1912 by a local dentist named Dr.
- The "First" flight was made on Memorial Day 1913, with much publicity, Dr.
- The furthest airport from Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,579 miles (17,025 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):
- Because of Flamingo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Flamingo 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.
- It is planned to expand the current airport building as more airlines and tourists come to Bonaire.
- Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
- Flamingo International Airport operates a Non-directional beacon on 321 KHz
- Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) W of BON.
- The furthest airport from Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Flamingo International Airport (meaning Flamingo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,535 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
- The first Bonaire-Miami flight took place on April 19, 1980, possible since the runway extension of that year.
- KLM decided on May 9, 1936, to take the risk and fly the first flight to Bonaire from Curaçao.
- The Dutch national carrier, KLM, used the airport to refuel planes en route from Amsterdam to Ecuador using MD-11 between 2000 and 2011.
- Due to the introduction of this new system, Bonaire International Airport N.V.