Nonstop flight route between Banjul, Gambia and Saba, Caribbean Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(13°20'16"N by 16°39'7"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°38'44"N by 63°13'14"W)
Distance from BJL to SAB:
3,107.55 miles (5,001.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Banjul International Airport (BJL), Banjul, Gambia and Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB), Saba, Caribbean Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,108 miles (or 5,001 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 Banjul International Airport and Juancho E. Yrausquin 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 Banjul International Airport and Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJL / GBYD |
| Airport Name: | Banjul International Airport |
| Location: | Banjul, Gambia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°20'16"N by 16°39'7"W |
| Area Served: | Banjul |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJL |
| More Information: | BJL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAB / TNCS |
| Airport Name: | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport |
| Location: | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°38'44"N by 63°13'14"W |
| Area Served: | Saba |
| Operator/Owner: | Winair |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAB |
| More Information: | SAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Banjul International Airport (BJL):
- Banjul International Airport (BJL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Banjul International Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Banjul 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 Banjul International Airport (BJL) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Banjul International Airport (meaning Banjul International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,657 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
- In 2004, the airport served 967,719 passengers.
- List of airports in the Gambia
- The closest airport to Banjul International Airport (BJL) is Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of BJL.
Facts about Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB):
- The only airline currently serving Yrausquin Airport is locally owned Winair, which operates daily flights to Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius aboard a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter.
- The closest airport to Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) is F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) ESE of SAB.
- Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Juancho E. Yrausquin 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 Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (meaning Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport has the shortest commercial runway in the world, only 400 meters long, flanked on one side by high hills, with cliffs that drop into the sea at both ends.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.54 miles (95.82 km) SSE | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal |     |
| 2 | 64.43 miles (103.69 km) S | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 3 | 68.92 miles (110.91 km) NE | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 4 | 111.94 miles (180.15 km) NNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 5 | 117.33 miles (188.82 km) ESE | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 6 | 120.30 miles (193.61 km) SE | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 7 | 151.33 miles (243.54 km) SSE | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 8 | 187.87 miles (302.34 km) N | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 9 | 203.34 miles (327.24 km) E | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 10 | 224.22 miles (360.85 km) NNE | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| 11 | 226.75 miles (364.92 km) E | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| 12 | 227.99 miles (366.92 km) ESE | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 13 | 229.15 miles (368.78 km) SE | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 14 | 256.77 miles (413.24 km) NNE | Podor Airport (POD) | Podor, Senegal | |
| 15 | 271.84 miles (437.48 km) NE | Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) | Matam, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,214.46 miles (19,657.23 km) SSE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 12,178.92 miles (19,600.03 km) SSE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,158.95 miles (19,567.88 km) ESE | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 12,153.24 miles (19,558.70 km) W | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,145.89 miles (19,546.87 km) WSW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,142.78 miles (19,541.87 km) W | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,137.45 miles (19,533.28 km) WSW | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,107.40 miles (19,484.92 km) SSE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 12,106.31 miles (19,483.17 km) SW | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 12,099.63 miles (19,472.43 km) WSW | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 12,098.97 miles (19,471.36 km) WSW | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 12,093.37 miles (19,462.34 km) SE | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 12,090.05 miles (19,457.00 km) SSE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 12,086.50 miles (19,451.28 km) SE | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 12,083.14 miles (19,445.88 km) WSW | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.93 miles (30.47 km) ESE | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 2 | 28.27 miles (45.50 km) NNE | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 3 | 30.56 miles (49.19 km) NE | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 4 | 33.40 miles (53.76 km) NNE | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 5 | 40.14 miles (64.60 km) NNE | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 6 | 40.34 miles (64.92 km) SE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 7 | 51.50 miles (82.88 km) SE | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 8 | 89.88 miles (144.65 km) SE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 91.76 miles (147.68 km) E | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 10 | 96.68 miles (155.60 km) NW | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 97.96 miles (157.66 km) W | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 100.47 miles (161.70 km) ESE | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 13 | 102.97 miles (165.72 km) WNW | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 14 | 104.17 miles (167.64 km) W | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 122.77 miles (197.58 km) WNW | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,224.91 miles (19,674.04 km) S | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,212.77 miles (19,654.49 km) SSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,196.92 miles (19,628.98 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,143.16 miles (19,542.48 km) SSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,111.97 miles (19,492.28 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,077.77 miles (19,437.23 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,077.38 miles (19,436.61 km) S | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,074.71 miles (19,432.31 km) SSE | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,056.48 miles (19,402.97 km) SSW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,049.91 miles (19,392.41 km) S | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,046.50 miles (19,386.92 km) SSW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,992.64 miles (19,300.23 km) SSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,983.01 miles (19,284.74 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,898.43 miles (19,148.62 km) SSE | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,858.49 miles (19,084.34 km) W | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |