Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°8'58"S by 78°31'26"W)
Distance from BUA to CHM:
8,637.64 miles (13,900.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM), Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,638 miles (or 13,901 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 Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales 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 Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales 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: | CHM / SPEO |
| Airport Name: | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport |
| Location: | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°8'58"S by 78°31'26"W |
| Operator/Owner: | CORPAC S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CHM |
| More Information: | CHM Maps & Info |
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
- Buka Airport is an airport serving Buka Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
- 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 Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM):
- The furthest airport from Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) is Samui International Airport (USM), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (meaning Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Samui International Airport), and is located 12,337 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand.
- Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) is Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) ESE of CHM.
- Because of Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales 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.
| 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 | 64.58 miles (103.93 km) ESE | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 2 | 83.93 miles (135.07 km) NNW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 3 | 138.94 miles (223.60 km) N | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 4 | 165.86 miles (266.93 km) ESE | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 172.07 miles (276.92 km) E | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 6 | 183.80 miles (295.79 km) NE | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 7 | 186.03 miles (299.39 km) NNW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 8 | 208.75 miles (335.95 km) NNE | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 9 | 220.33 miles (354.58 km) SSE | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 10 | 274.93 miles (442.46 km) E | FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) | Pucallpa, Peru | |
| 11 | 275.78 miles (443.83 km) SE | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 12 | 278.86 miles (448.78 km) NE | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| 13 | 308.30 miles (496.16 km) NNW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 14 | 343.72 miles (553.16 km) NNW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 353.74 miles (569.28 km) SSE | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,336.56 miles (19,853.72 km) ENE | Samui International Airport (USM) | Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 2 | 12,277.13 miles (19,758.08 km) E | Surat Thani International Airport (URT) | Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 3 | 12,271.96 miles (19,749.76 km) N | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| 4 | 12,266.65 miles (19,741.22 km) NNE | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 5 | 12,266.46 miles (19,740.91 km) NE | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 6 | 12,259.60 miles (19,729.86 km) NW | Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville (KOS) | Sihanoukville, Cambodia | |
| 7 | 12,256.95 miles (19,725.60 km) NE | Chumphon Airport (CJM) | Chumphon, Thailand | |
| 8 | 12,251.82 miles (19,717.35 km) ENE | Krabi International Airport (KBV) | Krabi, Thailand | |
| 9 | 12,237.64 miles (19,694.53 km) NNW | Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) | Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia | |
| 10 | 12,235.06 miles (19,690.38 km) ENE | Ranong Airport (UNN) | Ranong, Thailand | |
| 11 | 12,227.21 miles (19,677.74 km) ENE | Kawthaung Airport (KAW) | Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 12 | 12,227.19 miles (19,677.70 km) WNW | Kampot Airport (KMT) | Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia | |
| 13 | 12,223.21 miles (19,671.30 km) NNW | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,219.74 miles (19,665.72 km) NNE | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,213.44 miles (19,655.58 km) NNW | Trat Airport (TDX) | Trat, Thailand | |