Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Dimapur, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Dimapur Airport (DMU), Dimapur, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,614 miles (or 7,425 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 Dimapur 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 Dimapur 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: | DMU / VEMR |
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Location: | Dimapur, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°53'2"N by 93°46'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 487 feet (148 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DMU |
More Information: | DMU Maps & Info |
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Buka Airport is an airport serving Buka Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
- 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 origins of the airfield begin in 1941 when Australian troops built gun pits around a primitive airstrip in December 1941.
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of 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.
Facts about Dimapur Airport (DMU):
- Because of Dimapur Airport's relatively low elevation of 487 feet, planes can take off or land at Dimapur 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 Dimapur Airport (DMU) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Dimapur Airport", other names for DMU include "Dimapur Air Force Base", "दीमापुर हवाई अड्डे" and "दीमापुर एयर फोर्स बेस".
- Dimapur Airport (DMU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dimapur Airport (DMU) is Jorhat Airport (JRH), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NNE of DMU.