Nonstop flight route between near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and Houston, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(12°7'51"N by 68°16'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(29°49'5"N by 95°40'20"W)
Distance from BON to IWS:
2,138.99 miles (3,442.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and West Houston Airport (IWS), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,139 miles (or 3,442 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 relatively short distance between Flamingo International Airport and West Houston Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BON / TNCB |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | IWS / KIWS |
| Airport Name: | West Houston Airport |
| Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°49'5"N by 95°40'20"W |
| Area Served: | Houston, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | West Houston Airport Corp. |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 111 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IWS |
| More Information: | IWS Maps & Info |
Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):
- Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The airport registered a more than 10% increase in passengers in the first quarter of 2008.
- Due to the introduction of this new system, Bonaire International Airport N.V.
- 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.
- Three local ground handlers operate at Bonaire airport.
- 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".
- KLM decided on May 9, 1936, to take the risk and fly the first flight to Bonaire from Curaçao.
- It is planned to expand the current airport building as more airlines and tourists come to Bonaire.
- 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 West Houston Airport (IWS):
- The furthest airport from West Houston Airport (IWS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,979 miles (17,668 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to West Houston Airport (IWS) is Andrau Airpark (AAP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of IWS.
- West Houston Airport (IWS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Landing at the airport is free, except for helicopters, where the fee is waived if the customer buys gasoline.
- Because of West Houston Airport's relatively low elevation of 111 feet, planes can take off or land at West Houston 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.85 miles (75.40 km) W | Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR) | Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands |     |
| 2 | 107.63 miles (173.21 km) WSW | José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE) | Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 108.67 miles (174.88 km) E | Los Roques Airport (LRV) | Los Roques, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 120.65 miles (194.17 km) WNW | Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) | Oranjestad, Aruba | |
| 5 | 129.55 miles (208.48 km) W | Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) | Las Piedras, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 136.53 miles (219.73 km) SE | Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (CCS) | Maiquetía (near Caracas), Venezuela | |
| 7 | 138.83 miles (223.43 km) S | Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) | Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 143.05 miles (230.21 km) SSE | El Libertador (MYC) | Maracay, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 162.11 miles (260.90 km) SSW | Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 189.85 miles (305.54 km) SSW | Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV) | Acarigua, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 228.99 miles (368.52 km) SSE | Calabozo Airport (CLZ) | Calabozo, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 236.97 miles (381.37 km) SSW | Guanare Airport (GUQ) | Guanare, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 241.49 miles (388.63 km) WSW | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 248.74 miles (400.30 km) SW | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) | Valera, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 253.50 miles (407.97 km) SE | Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) | Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,138.68 miles (19,535.27 km) SSW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,123.97 miles (19,511.58 km) SSE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,118.74 miles (19,503.18 km) SW | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,106.45 miles (19,483.39 km) SW | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,100.74 miles (19,474.20 km) SSW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,095.50 miles (19,465.77 km) S | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,077.76 miles (19,437.22 km) SSE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,076.42 miles (19,435.07 km) SSE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,068.51 miles (19,422.33 km) SSE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,051.10 miles (19,394.32 km) SW | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,049.94 miles (19,392.46 km) SW | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,029.89 miles (19,360.18 km) SE | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,011.35 miles (19,330.34 km) ESE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 14 | 12,006.45 miles (19,322.45 km) SSE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,977.77 miles (19,276.30 km) SE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.83 miles (14.21 km) SE | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 13.58 miles (21.86 km) S | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 3 | 18.29 miles (29.44 km) NNE | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 22.91 miles (36.88 km) ENE | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 26.46 miles (42.59 km) ESE | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 34.10 miles (54.88 km) ESE | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 40.00 miles (64.38 km) NNE | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 43.21 miles (69.54 km) E | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 48.56 miles (78.15 km) SW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 50.64 miles (81.50 km) SSE | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 59.50 miles (95.76 km) S | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) SE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 64.36 miles (103.58 km) N | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 67.36 miles (108.40 km) NW | Easterwood Airport (CLL) | College Station, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 73.41 miles (118.14 km) NNW | Coulter Field (CFD) | Bryan, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,978.58 miles (17,668.27 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,952.82 miles (17,626.82 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,653.72 miles (17,145.45 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,634.50 miles (17,114.52 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,622.80 miles (17,095.70 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,615.95 miles (17,084.67 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,610.33 miles (17,075.63 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,609.04 miles (17,073.55 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,604.64 miles (17,066.48 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,598.75 miles (17,056.99 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,586.79 miles (17,037.74 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,582.60 miles (17,030.99 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,567.23 miles (17,006.26 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,561.50 miles (16,997.04 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,558.05 miles (16,991.49 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |