Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Burns, Oregon, United States:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(43°35'30"N by 118°57'20"W)
Distance from BUA to BNO:
6,295.72 miles (10,131.95 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Burns Municipal Airport (BNO), Burns, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,296 miles (or 10,132 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 Burns Municipal 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 Burns Municipal 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: | BNO / KBNO |
| Airport Name: | Burns Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Burns, Oregon, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°35'30"N by 118°57'20"W |
| Area Served: | Burns, Oregon |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Burns |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4159 feet (1,268 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNO |
| More Information: | BNO Maps & Info |
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The origins of the airfield begin in 1941 when Australian troops built gun pits around a primitive airstrip in December 1941.
Facts about Burns Municipal Airport (BNO):
- The furthest airport from Burns Municipal Airport (BNO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,928 miles (17,588 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Burns Municipal Airport (BNO) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Burns Municipal Airport (BNO) is Grant County Regional Airport (GCRA) (JDA), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) N of BNO.
- Because of Burns Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,159 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BNO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BNO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| 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 | 56.03 miles (90.17 km) N | Grant County Regional Airport (GCRA) (JDA) | John Day, Oregon, United States | |
| 2 | 88.46 miles (142.36 km) SE | Rome State Airport (REO) | Rome, Oregon, United States | |
| 3 | 101.26 miles (162.96 km) ENE | Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) | Ontario, Oregon, United States | |
| 4 | 103.08 miles (165.89 km) NNE | Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE) | Baker City, Oregon, United States | |
| 5 | 108.17 miles (174.09 km) WNW | Prineville Airport (PRZ) | Prineville, Oregon, United States | |
| 6 | 118.39 miles (190.53 km) WNW | Roberts Field (RDM) | Redmond, Oregon, United States | |
| 7 | 122.94 miles (197.86 km) SW | Lake County Airport (LKV) | Lakeview, Oregon, United States | |
| 8 | 126.22 miles (203.13 km) W | Sunriver Airport (SUO) | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | |
| 9 | 126.32 miles (203.30 km) NNE | La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD) | La Grande, Oregon, United States | |
| 10 | 132.08 miles (212.57 km) NW | Madras Municipal AirportMadras Army Airfield (MDJ) | Madras, Oregon, United States | |
| 11 | 136.79 miles (220.15 km) E | Boise Airport (BOI) | Boise, Idaho, United States | |
| 12 | 145.42 miles (234.02 km) N | Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT) | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | |
| 13 | 155.24 miles (249.83 km) N | Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) | Hermiston, Oregon, United States | |
| 14 | 159.54 miles (256.75 km) ESE | Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States | |
| 15 | 163.01 miles (262.34 km) WSW | Chiloquin State Airport (CHZ) | Chiloquin, Oregon, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,928.44 miles (17,587.58 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,864.55 miles (17,484.76 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,838.95 miles (17,443.56 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 10,836.27 miles (17,439.25 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,824.75 miles (17,420.71 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,784.55 miles (17,356.01 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,726.59 miles (17,262.73 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,709.99 miles (17,236.02 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,637.83 miles (17,119.88 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,628.73 miles (17,105.24 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,619.82 miles (17,090.89 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,551.15 miles (16,980.38 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,549.81 miles (16,978.23 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,547.53 miles (16,974.57 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,547.11 miles (16,973.89 km) SSE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |