Nonstop flight route between Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(11°18'6"S by 159°47'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W)
Distance from BNY to SSC:
8,349.91 miles (13,437.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,350 miles (or 13,438 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 Bellona/Anua Airport and Shaw Air Force Base, 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 Bellona/Anua Airport and Shaw Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNY / AGGB |
| Airport Name: | Bellona/Anua Airport |
| Location: | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°18'6"S by 159°47'53"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNY |
| More Information: | BNY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSC / KSSC |
| Airport Name: | Shaw Air Force Base |
| Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SSC |
| More Information: | SSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY):
- The furthest airport from Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Bellona/Anua Airport (meaning Bellona/Anua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,191 miles (19,619 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
- The closest airport to Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) is Mbambanakira Airport (MBU), which is located 107 miles (173 kilometers) N of BNY.
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- For a brief time, Shaw Field also served as a prisoner-of-war camp.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- In addition to the 363d TRW, Headquarters Ninth Air Force was transferred to Shaw from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina on 1 September 1954.
- The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On March 23, 1953, the 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated at Shaw.
- With the closure of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base South Carolina and the inactivation of the 354th Fighter Wing, the 21st Tactical Fighter Squadron was activated at Shaw and received 30 Republic A/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the inactivating 355th Fighter Squadron on 1 April 1992.
- The 432nd's mission at Shaw AFB was to assume the reconnaissance training mission that was handled previously by the 363d TRW.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 107.42 miles (172.87 km) N | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 130.62 miles (210.22 km) N | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 154.19 miles (248.15 km) ENE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 157.62 miles (253.66 km) NNW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 165.45 miles (266.27 km) NNE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 178.71 miles (287.61 km) NE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 186.98 miles (300.92 km) NNE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 189.67 miles (305.25 km) NNE | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 221.23 miles (356.03 km) N | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 268.32 miles (431.81 km) NW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 298.15 miles (479.82 km) NW | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 312.92 miles (503.59 km) NNW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 392.97 miles (632.43 km) NW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 394.09 miles (634.23 km) NW | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 399.67 miles (643.21 km) NW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,190.89 miles (19,619.29 km) WNW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 2 | 12,158.95 miles (19,567.88 km) WNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 3 | 12,157.99 miles (19,566.34 km) WNW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 4 | 12,141.13 miles (19,539.21 km) W | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 5 | 12,137.24 miles (19,532.95 km) NW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 6 | 12,126.24 miles (19,515.25 km) W | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 7 | 12,102.59 miles (19,477.17 km) NE | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 12,102.25 miles (19,476.63 km) NE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 12,094.92 miles (19,464.84 km) NW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 10 | 12,066.41 miles (19,418.96 km) WNW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 11 | 12,057.21 miles (19,404.16 km) NE | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 12,057.12 miles (19,404.01 km) NNE | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 12,056.85 miles (19,403.56 km) NE | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 12,034.74 miles (19,368.00 km) W | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 15 | 12,023.72 miles (19,350.25 km) NW | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.56 miles (10.56 km) ENE | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 19.16 miles (30.84 km) W | McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 22.10 miles (35.56 km) NNW | Woodward Field (CDN) | Camden, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 29.94 miles (48.18 km) W | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 35.93 miles (57.83 km) NE | Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 37.14 miles (59.76 km) W | Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 42.02 miles (67.62 km) SSW | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 45.30 miles (72.90 km) ENE | Florence Regional Airport (FLO) | Florence, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 58.98 miles (94.91 km) NNE | Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW) | Cheraw, South Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 61.52 miles (99.00 km) NE | Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 65.25 miles (105.02 km) ESE | Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) | Andrews, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 71.15 miles (114.51 km) ENE | Dillon County Airport (DLL) | Dillon, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 72.21 miles (116.21 km) SW | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 73.09 miles (117.63 km) WSW | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 73.32 miles (118.00 km) S | Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,545.12 miles (18,580.03 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,526.46 miles (18,549.99 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,508.26 miles (18,520.70 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,499.92 miles (18,507.29 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,494.70 miles (18,498.88 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,487.36 miles (18,487.07 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,481.75 miles (18,478.04 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,474.49 miles (18,466.35 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,473.86 miles (18,465.34 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,462.29 miles (18,446.72 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,428.78 miles (18,392.80 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,419.93 miles (18,378.55 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,412.96 miles (18,367.34 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,397.61 miles (18,342.63 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,394.58 miles (18,337.76 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |