Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°15'11"S by 59°23'21"W)
Distance from BUA to AIR:
9,854.82 miles (15,859.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Aripuanã Airport (AIR), Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,855 miles (or 15,860 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 Aripuanã Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | AIR / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°15'11"S by 59°23'21"W |
| Area Served: | Aripuanã |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 623 feet (190 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIR |
| More Information: | AIR Maps & Info |
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- 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.
- It is located at the southern end of the island, near Buka Passage behind the town of Buka, and pre-war Chinatown.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of 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.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Aripuanã Airport (AIR):
- Aripuanã Airport (AIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Aripuanã Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Aripuanã 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 airport is located 3 km from downtown Aripuanã.
- The closest airport to Aripuanã Airport (AIR) is Juruena Airport (JRN), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) E of AIR.
- Aripuanã Airport is the airport serving Aripuanã, Brazil.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- In addition to being known as "Aripuanã Airport", other names for AIR include "Aeroporto de Aripuanã" and "SWRP".
- The furthest airport from Aripuanã Airport (AIR) is Cuyo Airport (CYU), which is nearly antipodal to Aripuanã Airport (meaning Aripuanã Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cuyo Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines.
| 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 | 61.28 miles (98.61 km) E | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 93.12 miles (149.86 km) SSE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 144.47 miles (232.51 km) ESE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 172.29 miles (277.27 km) WSW | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 5 | 175.35 miles (282.19 km) SSW | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 6 | 225.02 miles (362.13 km) E | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 7 | 301.72 miles (485.57 km) E | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 8 | 325.46 miles (523.77 km) WNW | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 9 | 381.77 miles (614.40 km) SW | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 384.25 miles (618.38 km) SW | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 406.52 miles (654.23 km) W | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 422.76 miles (680.37 km) WNW | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 13 | 433.06 miles (696.94 km) SSE | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 14 | 443.92 miles (714.42 km) SSW | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 459.87 miles (740.08 km) W | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,384.67 miles (19,931.14 km) NW | Cuyo Airport (CYU) | Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,340.22 miles (19,859.61 km) WNW | Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ) | San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,332.49 miles (19,847.16 km) NE | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,305.92 miles (19,804.40 km) ENE | Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) | Puerto Princesa City, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,303.15 miles (19,799.95 km) NNE | Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) | Coron, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,302.82 miles (19,799.43 km) WNW | Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,289.67 miles (19,778.26 km) NW | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) | Malay, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,288.16 miles (19,775.83 km) NNW | San Jose Airport (SJI) | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,281.70 miles (19,765.44 km) NW | Kalibo International Airport (KLO) | Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,269.50 miles (19,745.80 km) WNW | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,264.39 miles (19,737.57 km) WNW | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,263.07 miles (19,735.44 km) NW | Tugdan Airport (TBH) | Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,242.96 miles (19,703.09 km) WNW | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,232.63 miles (19,686.46 km) N | Mamburao Airport (MBO) | Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,218.89 miles (19,664.35 km) WNW | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |