Nonstop flight route between Basco, Batanes, Philippines and Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(20°27'5"N by 121°58'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E)
Distance from BSO to KIE:
2,943.65 miles (4,737.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Basco Airport (BSO), Basco, Batanes, Philippines and Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,944 miles (or 4,737 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 Basco Airport and Kieta/Aropa 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 Basco Airport and Kieta/Aropa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSO / RPUO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Basco, Batanes, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°27'5"N by 121°58'48"E |
| Area Served: | Basco, Batanes |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 291 feet (89 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BSO |
| More Information: | BSO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIE / AYKT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIE |
| More Information: | KIE Maps & Info |
Facts about Basco Airport (BSO):
- Because of Basco Airport's relatively low elevation of 291 feet, planes can take off or land at Basco 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 closest airport to Basco Airport (BSO) is Lanyu Airport (KYD), which is located 113 miles (182 kilometers) NNW of BSO.
- Basco Airport (BSO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Basco Airport handled 25,423 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Basco Airport (BSO) is Corumbá International Airport (CMG), which is nearly antipodal to Basco Airport (meaning Basco Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corumbá International Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,851 kilometers) away in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Basco Airport", another name for BSO is "Paliparan ng Basco".
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):
- In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
- The airport was partially destroyed during the Bougainville Crisis of the 1990s and has been closed since then.
- The furthest airport from Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,844 miles (19,061 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
- On 13 February 2012, Papua New Guinea Post-Courier reported that the landowners had announced their intention to reopen the airport.
- Because of Kieta/Aropa Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kieta/Aropa 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 | 112.86 miles (181.64 km) NNW | Lanyu Airport (KYD) | Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan |     |
| 2 | 136.00 miles (218.86 km) NW | Hengchun Airport (HCN) | Hengchun, Taiwan | |
| 3 | 157.05 miles (252.74 km) NNW | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 4 | 168.85 miles (271.74 km) NNW | Taitung Airport (TTT) | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 5 | 180.40 miles (290.33 km) NW | Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
| 6 | 183.27 miles (294.95 km) SSW | Laoag International Airport (LAO) | Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines | |
| 7 | 195.05 miles (313.89 km) S | Tuguegarao Airport (TUG) | Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines | |
| 8 | 206.84 miles (332.88 km) NNW | Tainan Airport (TNN) | Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 9 | 230.94 miles (371.66 km) NNW | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 10 | 243.76 miles (392.29 km) S | Cauayan Airport (CYZ) | Cauayan City, Isabela, Philippines | |
| 11 | 247.86 miles (398.90 km) N | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 12 | 251.82 miles (405.26 km) NW | Qimei Airport (CMJ) | Cimei, Taiwan | |
| 13 | 256.59 miles (412.94 km) NW | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China | |
| 14 | 262.65 miles (422.69 km) NW | Magong Airport (MZG) | Magong, Taiwan | |
| 15 | 275.14 miles (442.80 km) NNE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,334.79 miles (19,850.87 km) SSW | Corumbá International Airport (CMG) | Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,333.99 miles (19,849.58 km) S | Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) | Puerto Suárez, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 12,236.33 miles (19,692.41 km) SE | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 4 | 12,230.15 miles (19,682.46 km) SW | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 5 | 12,228.93 miles (19,680.50 km) SW | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,219.96 miles (19,666.06 km) W | Campo Grande International Airport (CGR) | Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,203.85 miles (19,640.14 km) WSW | Francisco de Matos Pereira Airport (DOU) | Dourados, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,104.42 miles (19,480.13 km) S | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 9 | 12,100.97 miles (19,474.58 km) S | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,086.30 miles (19,450.97 km) SW | Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) | Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,082.31 miles (19,444.54 km) SSW | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,078.42 miles (19,438.29 km) E | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,059.37 miles (19,407.63 km) ESE | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 12,054.29 miles (19,399.45 km) ESE | El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 12,050.56 miles (19,393.46 km) ESE | Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.95 miles (78.77 km) SSE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 54.13 miles (87.12 km) ESE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 77.65 miles (124.96 km) S | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 94.46 miles (152.01 km) NW | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 146.31 miles (235.46 km) ESE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 146.64 miles (235.99 km) SSE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 161.62 miles (260.11 km) NW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 175.22 miles (282.00 km) SE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 267.04 miles (429.76 km) WNW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 274.68 miles (442.06 km) W | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 277.53 miles (446.64 km) SW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 290.16 miles (466.96 km) NW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 292.11 miles (470.10 km) ESE | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 293.20 miles (471.87 km) W | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 307.28 miles (494.52 km) SE | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,843.84 miles (19,060.76 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,838.79 miles (19,052.64 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,832.78 miles (19,042.97 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,820.93 miles (19,023.90 km) N | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,772.48 miles (18,945.93 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 6 | 11,765.37 miles (18,934.49 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 7 | 11,750.86 miles (18,911.14 km) N | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,741.64 miles (18,896.30 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 9 | 11,733.20 miles (18,882.71 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 10 | 11,726.21 miles (18,871.46 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,725.95 miles (18,871.04 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 12 | 11,709.95 miles (18,845.29 km) N | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,707.35 miles (18,841.11 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,693.92 miles (18,819.49 km) NW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 15 | 11,682.02 miles (18,800.34 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |