Nonstop flight route between Branson, Missouri, United States and Oranjestad, Aruba:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Branson Airport (BKG), Branson, Missouri, United States and Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA), Oranjestad, Aruba would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,197 miles (or 3,535 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 Branson Airport and Queen Beatrix International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Branson Airport (BKG):

• ExpressJet also operated flights under an independent brand known as Branson Air Express to several markets utilizing regional jets supporting point-to-point transit.
• Branson Airport (BKG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Branson Airport", another name for BKG is "BBG".
• There were two airlines operating at the time of Branson's opening, AirTran Airways and Sun Country Airlines.
• Prior to construction of Branson Airport, the closest commercial service airport was Springfield-Branson National Airport 50 miles northwest of Branson.
• The furthest airport from Branson Airport (BKG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,835 miles (17,438 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Branson Airport (BKG) is M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNW of BKG.
• Plans also call for the construction of an 8,000-seat arena and 15,000-seat amphitheater near the airport.
• The $155 million project includes a 7,140-foot by 150-foot runway, numbered 14/32, and a 58,000-square-foot terminal designed to accommodate 1.4 million passengers a year.
• Branson Airport covers an area of 922 acres at an elevation of 1,302 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA):

• Queen Beatrix International Airport, located in Oranjestad, Aruba, is an aviation facility.
• The closest airport to Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) is Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP), which is located 51 miles (81 kilometers) S of AUA.
• A terminal for private aircraft opened in 2007.
• Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Queen Beatrix International Airport", another name for AUA is "Internationale luchthaven Koningin BeatrixAeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix".
• During World War II the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending Caribbean shipping and the Panama Canal against German submarines.
• This airport used to serve as the hub for bankrupt airline Air Aruba, which was for many years an international airline.
• The furthest airport from Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Queen Beatrix International Airport (meaning Queen Beatrix International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,113 miles (19,494 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• Because of Queen Beatrix International Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Queen Beatrix 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.