Nonstop flight route between Boké, Guinea and Kwajalein, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ), Boké, Guinea and Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA), Kwajalein, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,070 miles (or 17,815 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 Boké Baralande Airport and Bucholz Army Airfield, 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 Boké Baralande Airport and Bucholz Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKJ / GUOK |
Airport Name: | Boké Baralande Airport |
Location: | Boké, Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°57'56"N by 14°16'51"W |
Area Served: | Boké |
View all routes: | Routes from BKJ |
More Information: | BKJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWA / PKWA |
Airport Name: | Bucholz Army Airfield |
Location: | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°43'12"N by 167°43'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWA |
More Information: | KWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ):
- The furthest airport from Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Boké Baralande Airport (meaning Boké Baralande Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) is Fria Airport (FIG), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) SE of BKJ.
Facts about Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA):
- Although the Marshall Islands was officially granted independence from the United States, and became an independent republic in 1986, Kwajalein atoll is still used by the United States for missile testing and various other operations.
- Because of Bucholz Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucholz Army Airfield 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 Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Bucholz Army Airfield (meaning Bucholz Army Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,283 miles (19,767 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Bucholz Army Airfield was initially built by the Japanese in 1943 as part of a large naval base.
- The closest airport to Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is Ebadon Airstrip (EBN), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) SSE of KWA.
- Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) currently has only 1 runway.