Nonstop flight route between near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and Goodland, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD), Goodland, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,776 miles (or 4,467 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 Goodland Municipal 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 Goodland Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):

• The first Bonaire-Miami flight took place on April 19, 1980, possible since the runway extension of that year.
• Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
• 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.
• It is planned to expand the current airport building as more airlines and tourists come to Bonaire.
• 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.
• In 1970 the runway was extended to a length of 1750 meters and a width of 30 meters, enough for a DC9 to land and take-off with full load.
• In October 2008, Bonaire introduced the new CUTE system from SITA.
• The management of the airport is drawing up a master plan to comply with international requirements.
• KLM decided on May 9, 1936, to take the risk and fly the first flight to Bonaire from Curaçao.
• Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.

Facts about Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD):

• In addition to being known as "Goodland Municipal Airport", another name for GLD is "Renner Field".
• The furthest airport from Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,816 miles (17,407 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Goodland Municipal Airport is two miles north of Goodland, in Sherman County, Kansas.
• During wartime the airport had four compacted soil runways.
• The closest airport to Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) is Colby Municipal Airport (CBK), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of GLD.
• Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) has 3 runways.