Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(24°6'15"S by 49°47'26"W)
Distance from BUA to AAG:
9,814.73 miles (15,795.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG), Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,815 miles (or 15,795 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 Buka Island Airport and Avelino Vieira 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 Buka Island Airport and Avelino Vieira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUA / AYBK |
| Airport Name: | Buka Island Airport |
| Location: | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E |
| Area Served: | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUA |
| More Information: | BUA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAG / SSYA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°6'15"S by 49°47'26"W |
| Area Served: | Arapoti |
| Operator/Owner: | Arapoti SEIL |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2641 feet (805 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AAG |
| More Information: | AAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- On 26 July, an Imperial Japanese Navy special detachment was sent to inspect Buka Airfield, but considered it unacceptable as a prospect for a speedily constructed major airfield.
- The furthest airport from Buka Island Airport (BUA) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,781 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Buka Airport is an airport serving Buka Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
- Today the airport is the primary air portal into Bougainville, and even 60 years after the war, wreckage from the military use of the airfield by the Japanese and Americans is easily found in the area.
- In 2004, the airport experienced some closures due to land disputes.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Buka Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Buka Island 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 Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG):
- The closest airport to Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) is Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NW of AAG.
- In addition to being known as "Avelino Vieira Airport", another name for AAG is "Aeroporto Avelino Vieira".
- The furthest airport from Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Avelino Vieira Airport (meaning Avelino Vieira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.73 miles (113.82 km) NNW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 94.46 miles (152.01 km) SE | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 136.91 miles (220.34 km) SE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 148.20 miles (238.51 km) SE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 150.79 miles (242.66 km) SSE | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 174.66 miles (281.09 km) WNW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 195.74 miles (315.01 km) NW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 198.38 miles (319.26 km) W | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 216.52 miles (348.46 km) NW | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 218.28 miles (351.28 km) W | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 238.34 miles (383.57 km) SE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 239.73 miles (385.81 km) ESE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 268.10 miles (431.47 km) SE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 288.56 miles (464.39 km) SSW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 293.54 miles (472.41 km) W | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,780.59 miles (18,958.98 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,768.57 miles (18,939.63 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,768.55 miles (18,939.59 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,749.15 miles (18,908.38 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,678.23 miles (18,794.25 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,678.02 miles (18,793.91 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 7 | 11,671.84 miles (18,783.96 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 8 | 11,662.10 miles (18,768.29 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,648.17 miles (18,745.87 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,647.20 miles (18,744.31 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 11 | 11,639.22 miles (18,731.47 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 12 | 11,638.24 miles (18,729.88 km) NNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,631.66 miles (18,719.29 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 14 | 11,629.96 miles (18,716.56 km) NE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,622.66 miles (18,704.82 km) N | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 83.45 miles (134.30 km) NW | Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO) | Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 2 | 96.33 miles (155.02 km) SSE | Bacacheri Airport (BFH) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 3 | 100.55 miles (161.81 km) WNW | Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport (LDB) | Londrina, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 105.87 miles (170.38 km) SSE | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 5 | 106.33 miles (171.12 km) WNW | Capitão João Busse Airport (APU) | Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 6 | 109.54 miles (176.29 km) NNW | Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF) | Assis, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 7 | 119.33 miles (192.04 km) WNW | Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX) | Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 130.32 miles (209.74 km) NNE | Bauru State Airport (BAU) | Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 9 | 132.16 miles (212.68 km) N | Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII) | Marília, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 10 | 140.24 miles (225.70 km) SW | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 11 | 146.94 miles (236.47 km) WNW | Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport (MGF) | Maringá, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 151.86 miles (244.39 km) ENE | Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) | Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 159.03 miles (255.93 km) SSE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 167.32 miles (269.28 km) SSW | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 15 | 184.52 miles (296.95 km) ENE | Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP) | Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,299.49 miles (19,794.06 km) NNW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,291.66 miles (19,781.45 km) NNW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,220.96 miles (19,667.67 km) NE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,219.16 miles (19,664.78 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,205.27 miles (19,642.43 km) NE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,201.05 miles (19,635.64 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,183.96 miles (19,608.13 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,144.90 miles (19,545.27 km) N | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,136.27 miles (19,531.39 km) N | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,124.16 miles (19,511.90 km) E | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,114.41 miles (19,496.21 km) E | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,056.99 miles (19,403.80 km) E | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,032.76 miles (19,364.80 km) E | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,001.92 miles (19,315.17 km) N | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,980.84 miles (19,281.24 km) E | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |