Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(59°16'36"N by 38°1'41"E)
Distance from BUA to CEE:
7,463.32 miles (12,011.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Cherepovets (CEE), Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,463 miles (or 12,011 kilometers).
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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: | CEE / ULWC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°16'36"N by 38°1'41"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 377 feet (115 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEE |
| More Information: | CEE 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
Facts about Cherepovets (CEE):
- Cherepovets (CEE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cherepovets's relatively low elevation of 377 feet, planes can take off or land at Cherepovets 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 Cherepovets (CEE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,642 miles (17,127 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Cherepovets", another name for CEE is "ULBC".
- The closest airport to Cherepovets (CEE) is Vologda Airport (VGD), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) E of CEE.
| 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 | 67.71 miles (108.97 km) E | Vologda Airport (VGD) | Vologda, Russia | |
| 2 | 87.33 miles (140.55 km) SSE | Staroselye Airport (RYB) | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| 3 | 141.38 miles (227.53 km) SE | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 4 | 148.62 miles (239.19 km) SE | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| 5 | 188.58 miles (303.49 km) SSW | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 6 | 193.02 miles (310.64 km) SE | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 7 | 222.95 miles (358.81 km) NW | Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) | Petrozavodsk, Russia | |
| 8 | 229.40 miles (369.18 km) S | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 9 | 234.81 miles (377.88 km) S | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 10 | 248.17 miles (399.38 km) W | Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) | Veliky Novgorod, Russia | |
| 11 | 252.50 miles (406.36 km) S | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 12 | 255.87 miles (411.78 km) S | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 13 | 260.86 miles (419.81 km) S | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 14 | 264.26 miles (425.29 km) WNW | Rzhevka Airport (RVH) | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 15 | 267.30 miles (430.17 km) S | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,642.21 miles (17,126.93 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,287.40 miles (16,555.92 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,272.91 miles (16,532.61 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,258.57 miles (16,509.53 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,251.26 miles (16,497.77 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,246.07 miles (16,489.41 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,245.64 miles (16,488.72 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,243.53 miles (16,485.32 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,234.88 miles (16,471.40 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,229.61 miles (16,462.91 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,224.42 miles (16,454.56 km) E | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,219.79 miles (16,447.11 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,204.01 miles (16,421.73 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,197.65 miles (16,411.49 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,196.47 miles (16,409.59 km) E | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |