Nonstop flight route between near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK), Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,093 miles (or 6,588 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 Gjoa Haven 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 Gjoa Haven 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 |
| 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: | YHK / CYHK |
| Airport Name: | Gjoa Haven Airport |
| Location: | Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°38'8"N by 95°51'1"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 154 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YHK |
| More Information: | YHK Maps & Info |
Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):
- Bonaire's first airport was located near Tra'i Montaña Subi Blanku and walked across the current path of Kralendijk to Rincon.
- In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
- 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.
- Since May 2008, Bonaire International Airport has started with the renovation of the parking places at Flamingo Airport.
- Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
- 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.
- In October 2008, Bonaire introduced the new CUTE system from SITA.
Facts about Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK):
- Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gjoa Haven Airport's relatively low elevation of 154 feet, planes can take off or land at Gjoa Haven 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 furthest airport from Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,773 miles (15,727 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) is Taloyoak Airport (YYH), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) NE of YHK.
