Nonstop flight route between Boosaaso, Somalia and Queenstown, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA), Boosaaso, Somalia and Queenstown Airport (ZQN), Queenstown, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,203 miles (or 13,202 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 Bender Qassim International Airport and Queenstown 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 Bender Qassim International Airport and Queenstown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSA / HCMF | 
| Airport Name: | Bender Qassim International Airport | 
| Location: | Boosaaso, Somalia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°16'32"N by 49°8'59"E | 
| Area Served: | Bosaso, Somalia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Puntland Ministry of Aviation and Airports | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BSA | 
| More Information: | BSA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZQN / NZQN | 
| Airport Name: | Queenstown Airport | 
| Location: | Queenstown, New Zealand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°1'15"S by 168°44'21"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1171 feet (357 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZQN | 
| More Information: | ZQN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA):
- In 2012, a Product-Sharing Agreement signed between the Puntland government and the Australian oil company Range Resources earmarked $5 million for the construction of an airport runway.
- The furthest airport from Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,873 miles (19,107 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA) is Candala Airport (CXN), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) ENE of BSA.
- In 2008, the Puntland government signed a multi-million dollar deal with Dubai's Lootah Group, a regional industrial organization operating in the Middle East and Africa.
- Because of Bender Qassim International Airport's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Bender Qassim 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.
- In late September 2013, a launching ceremony of tender process for the Bosaso airport's renovations was held at the facility.
Facts about Queenstown Airport (ZQN):
- The closest airport to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is Wanaka Airport (WKA), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of ZQN.
- The furthest airport from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Queenstown Airport (meaning Queenstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Queenstown Airport came seventh in PrivateFly.com's 2011 survey to find the world's best airport approaches.
- On 22 June 2010, a late-running Pacific Blue flight to Sydney took off from Queenstown.
- Queenstown Airport is located in Frankton, Otago, New Zealand, and serves the resort town of Queenstown.The airport is 8 km by road from the CBD.
- Queenstown Airport (ZQN) has 2 runways.




