Nonstop flight route between Boké, Guinea and Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ), Boké, Guinea and Gaua Airport (ZGU), Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,179 miles (or 19,600 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 Gaua 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 Boké Baralande Airport and Gaua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between BKJ and ZGU makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Boké Baralande Airport and Gaua Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between BKJ and ZGU are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Boké, Guinea and Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between BKJ and ZGU!
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: | ZGU / NVSQ |
Airport Name: | Gaua Airport |
Location: | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°13'5"S by 167°35'13"E |
Area Served: | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from ZGU |
More Information: | ZGU 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 Gaua Airport (ZGU):
- The furthest airport from Gaua Airport (ZGU) is Bakel Airport (BXE), which is nearly antipodal to Gaua Airport (meaning Gaua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bakel Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Bakel, Senegal.
- The closest airport to Gaua Airport (ZGU) is Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of ZGU.