Nonstop flight route between Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Nikolai, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(12°59'17"N by 61°15'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(63°1'6"N by 154°21'29"W)
Distance from BQU to NIB:
5,516.36 miles (8,877.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU), Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Nikolai Airport (NIB), Nikolai, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,516 miles (or 8,878 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 J. F. Mitchell Airport and Nikolai 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 J. F. Mitchell Airport and Nikolai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQU / TVSB |
| Airport Name: | J. F. Mitchell Airport |
| Location: | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°59'17"N by 61°15'42"W |
| Area Served: | Bequia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQU |
| More Information: | BQU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NIB / PAFS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nikolai, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°1'6"N by 154°21'29"W |
| Area Served: | Nikolai, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 441 feet (134 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NIB |
| More Information: | NIB Maps & Info |
Facts about J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU):
- The furthest airport from J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to J. F. Mitchell Airport (meaning J. F. Mitchell Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,184 miles (19,608 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) is Mustique Airport (MQS), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of BQU.
- Because of J. F. Mitchell Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at J. F. Mitchell 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 Nikolai Airport (NIB):
- Nikolai Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of Nikolai, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S.
- The furthest airport from Nikolai Airport (NIB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,431 miles (16,787 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Nikolai Airport's relatively low elevation of 441 feet, planes can take off or land at Nikolai 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 "Nikolai Airport", other names for NIB include "FSP" and "Nikolai".
- The closest airport to Nikolai Airport (NIB) is McGrath Airport (MCG), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) W of NIB.
- Nikolai Airport (NIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 364 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 21% from the 459 enplanements in 2007.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.85 miles (14.23 km) SE | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |     |
| 2 | 11.32 miles (18.22 km) NNE | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 3 | 20.70 miles (33.32 km) SSW | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 4 | 28.83 miles (46.39 km) SSW | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 5 | 38.07 miles (61.27 km) SSW | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 6 | 55.52 miles (89.35 km) NNE | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 7 | 73.55 miles (118.37 km) NNE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 8 | 76.64 miles (123.34 km) SSW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 9 | 112.24 miles (180.63 km) N | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 10 | 119.26 miles (191.93 km) E | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 11 | 130.31 miles (209.71 km) SSE | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 12 | 162.49 miles (261.50 km) N | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 13 | 165.42 miles (266.22 km) S | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 14 | 176.80 miles (284.53 km) N | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 15 | 181.32 miles (291.81 km) SSW | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,184.18 miles (19,608.49 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,159.33 miles (19,568.49 km) SW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,129.41 miles (19,520.34 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,116.10 miles (19,498.93 km) SSW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,101.92 miles (19,476.10 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,100.18 miles (19,473.30 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,088.83 miles (19,455.04 km) SW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,082.15 miles (19,444.28 km) SSE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,056.66 miles (19,403.27 km) SE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,053.94 miles (19,398.89 km) SW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,053.93 miles (19,398.87 km) SW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,050.35 miles (19,393.10 km) WSW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,022.71 miles (19,348.63 km) SSW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,996.79 miles (19,306.92 km) SE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,990.33 miles (19,296.52 km) SW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.45 miles (63.48 km) W | McGrath Airport (MCG) | McGrath, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 42.70 miles (68.72 km) NE | Telida Airport (TLF) | Telida, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 51.55 miles (82.96 km) W | Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 52.39 miles (84.32 km) W | Takotna Airport (TCT) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 67.34 miles (108.37 km) NW | Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) | Bear Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 87.31 miles (140.52 km) NE | Minchumina Airport (LMA) | Lake Minchumina, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 87.31 miles (140.52 km) NE | Minchumina Airport (MHM) | Minchumina, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 110.91 miles (178.50 km) SW | Stony River Airport (SRV) | Stony River, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 122.80 miles (197.62 km) NNW | Ruby Airport (RBY) | Ruby, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 124.52 miles (200.39 km) SE | Skwentna Airport (SKW) | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 128.01 miles (206.01 km) SW | Sleetmute Airport (SLQ) | Sleetmute, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 128.04 miles (206.06 km) SW | Red Devil Airport (RDV) | Red Devil, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 138.47 miles (222.84 km) SSW | Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW) | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 142.24 miles (228.91 km) NNW | Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) | Galena, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 143.59 miles (231.09 km) ESE | Talkeetna Airport (TKA) | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,430.75 miles (16,786.62 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,427.30 miles (16,781.07 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,406.66 miles (16,747.85 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,400.29 miles (16,737.61 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,362.95 miles (16,677.51 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,258.17 miles (16,508.89 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,205.09 miles (16,423.46 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,143.95 miles (16,325.07 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,141.73 miles (16,321.49 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,140.56 miles (16,319.61 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,135.35 miles (16,311.23 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,121.26 miles (16,288.56 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,116.70 miles (16,281.21 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,116.08 miles (16,280.21 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,102.19 miles (16,257.87 km) SSE | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |