Nonstop flight route between near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and Al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJF), Al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,867 miles (or 11,051 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 Flamingo International Airport and Al-Jawf Domestic 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 Flamingo International Airport and Al-Jawf Domestic Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BON / TNCB |
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Location: | near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°7'51"N by 68°16'6"W |
Area Served: | Bonaire |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BON |
More Information: | BON Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AJF / OESK |
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Location: | Al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°47'6"N by 40°6'0"E |
Area Served: | Sakakah (Al-Jawf) |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 2261 feet (689 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AJF |
More Information: | AJF Maps & Info |
Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):
- BonAeroClub also offers sightseeing opportunities and also flight lessons with their Cessna 172.
- Bonaire's first airport was located near Tra'i Montaña Subi Blanku and walked across the current path of Kralendijk to Rincon.
- Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
- The construction work for this airport began on September 23, 1935.
- In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
- The furthest airport from Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Flamingo International Airport (meaning Flamingo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,535 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
- Between 2000 and 2003 the airport saw a ongoing grow in passengers and freight but some decline since 2004
- Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
- In October 2008, Bonaire introduced the new CUTE system from SITA.
- The closest airport to Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) W of BON.
- The Dutch national carrier, KLM, used the airport to refuel planes en route from Amsterdam to Ecuador using MD-11 between 2000 and 2011.
- Because of Flamingo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Flamingo 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.
Facts about Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJF):
- In addition to being known as "Al-Jawf Domestic Airport", another name for AJF is "مطار الجوف المحلي".
- The closest airport to Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJF) is Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJO), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of AJF.
- The furthest airport from Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJF) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,880 miles (19,118 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJF) currently has only 1 runway.