Nonstop flight route between Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama and Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC), Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama and Henderson Field (MDY), Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,223 miles (or 10,014 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 Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport and Henderson Field, 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 Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport and Henderson Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOC / MPBO |
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Location: | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°20'26"N by 82°15'2"W |
Area Served: | Bocas del Toro, Isla Colón, Panama |
Operator/Owner: | Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOC |
More Information: | BOC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDY / PMDY |
Airport Name: | Henderson Field |
Location: | Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°12'5"N by 177°22'53"W |
Area Served: | Midway Atoll |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Dept. of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDY |
More Information: | MDY Maps & Info |
Facts about Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC):
- The furthest airport from Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (meaning Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,230 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The airport does not have filtered or treated water.
- Because of Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport", another name for BOC is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón"".
- The closest airport to Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) is Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WNW of BOC.
- Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport has no control tower, runway lights, or approach lights.
Facts about Henderson Field (MDY):
- The closest airport to Henderson Field (MDY) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 937 miles (1,508 kilometers) SE of MDY.
- The airfield was previously served by Aloha Airlines with scheduled weekly charter flghts to and from Honolulu utilizing a Boeing 737-200 jetliner.
- Henderson Field is an uncontrolled airport.
- Henderson Field (MDY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Henderson Field's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Henderson Field 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 Henderson Field (MDY) is Lüderitz Airport (LUD), which is located 11,656 miles (18,759 kilometers) away in Luderitz, Namibia.