Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°52'42"S by 66°53'44"W)
Distance from BUA to CAF:
9,481.68 miles (15,259.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Carauari Airport (CAF), Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,482 miles (or 15,259 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 Carauari 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 Carauari 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: | CAF / SWCA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°52'42"S by 66°53'44"W |
| Area Served: | Carauari |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 354 feet (108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAF |
| More Information: | CAF 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.
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
- 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.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The origins of the airfield begin in 1941 when Australian troops built gun pits around a primitive airstrip in December 1941.
Facts about Carauari Airport (CAF):
- Because of Carauari Airport's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Carauari 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 Carauari Airport (CAF) is Miri Airport (MYY), which is nearly antipodal to Carauari Airport (meaning Carauari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miri Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.
- In addition to being known as "Carauari Airport", another name for CAF is "Aeroporto de Carauari".
- Carauari Airport (CAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 15 December 1994, a TABA Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante en route from Carauari and Tefé to Manaus was hijacked by two Colombian citizens.
- The closest airport to Carauari Airport (CAF) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is located 182 miles (293 kilometers) NE of CAF.
| 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 | 181.89 miles (292.73 km) NE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 213.89 miles (344.21 km) WNW | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 215.17 miles (346.29 km) WNW | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 4 | 218.86 miles (352.22 km) SE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 235.13 miles (378.41 km) NW | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 238.63 miles (384.04 km) WSW | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 264.35 miles (425.43 km) E | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 307.31 miles (494.56 km) NW | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 9 | 335.19 miles (539.44 km) SE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 10 | 351.57 miles (565.79 km) S | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 11 | 384.44 miles (618.70 km) NE | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 424.09 miles (682.51 km) SSE | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 427.43 miles (687.88 km) S | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 444.87 miles (715.94 km) SSW | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 445.05 miles (716.24 km) WSW | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,364.91 miles (19,899.35 km) WNW | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 12,339.95 miles (19,859.18 km) WNW | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,315.44 miles (19,819.73 km) N | Bintulu Airport (BTU) | Bintulu, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,311.16 miles (19,812.84 km) W | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 5 | 12,306.18 miles (19,804.82 km) WNW | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,305.50 miles (19,803.73 km) W | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,286.39 miles (19,772.97 km) WNW | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,283.20 miles (19,767.84 km) NNE | Mukah Airport (MKM) | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,278.56 miles (19,760.37 km) W | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,275.39 miles (19,755.27 km) NNW | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,270.72 miles (19,747.77 km) W | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,263.47 miles (19,736.09 km) NW | Long Lellang Airport (LGL) | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,260.08 miles (19,730.63 km) WNW | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,255.77 miles (19,723.70 km) WNW | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,253.86 miles (19,720.62 km) W | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |