Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Foggia, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°25'58"N by 15°32'6"E)
Distance from BUA to FOG:
8,901.25 miles (14,325.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG), Foggia, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,901 miles (or 14,325 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 Foggia "Gino Lisa" 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 Foggia "Gino Lisa" 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: | FOG / LIBF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Foggia, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°25'58"N by 15°32'6"E |
| Area Served: | Foggia, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroporti di Puglia - S.p.A |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 266 feet (81 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FOG |
| More Information: | FOG 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG):
- The furthest airport from Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,806 miles (19,000 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Foggia "Gino Lisa" 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 closest airport to Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) is Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSW of FOG.
- Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport handled 7,544 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport", another name for FOG is "Aeroporto di Foggia "Gino Lisa"".
| 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 | 64.86 miles (104.38 km) SSW | Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) | Salerno, Italy | |
| 2 | 66.79 miles (107.49 km) ESE | Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) | Bari, Italy | |
| 3 | 74.99 miles (120.69 km) WSW | Naples International Airport (NAP) | Naples, Italy | |
| 4 | 98.05 miles (157.80 km) NW | Abruzzo Airport (PSR) | Pescara, Italy | |
| 5 | 116.16 miles (186.95 km) ESE | Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) | Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy | |
| 6 | 136.13 miles (219.07 km) W | Latina Airport (QLT) | Latina (near Rome), Italy | |
| 7 | 136.62 miles (219.86 km) ESE | Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) | Brindisi, Italy | |
| 8 | 140.74 miles (226.50 km) NNE | Bol Airport (BWK) | Bol, Croatia | |
| 9 | 150.62 miles (242.40 km) NNE | Split Airport (SPU) | Split, Croatia | |
| 10 | 153.84 miles (247.59 km) W | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 11 | 158.88 miles (255.69 km) ESE | Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC) | Lecce, Italy | |
| 12 | 160.55 miles (258.38 km) ENE | Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) | Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia | |
| 13 | 172.13 miles (277.02 km) W | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| 14 | 173.94 miles (279.92 km) NE | Mostar International Airport (OMO) | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 15 | 177.13 miles (285.06 km) ENE | Tivat Airport (TIV) | Tivat, Montenegro | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,806.00 miles (18,999.86 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,490.45 miles (18,492.04 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,448.15 miles (18,423.97 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,419.47 miles (18,377.81 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,404.03 miles (18,352.96 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,395.69 miles (18,339.55 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,394.23 miles (18,337.19 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,393.06 miles (18,335.31 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,376.85 miles (18,309.22 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,370.06 miles (18,298.29 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,364.65 miles (18,289.58 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,360.16 miles (18,282.36 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,354.81 miles (18,273.76 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,336.88 miles (18,244.89 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,330.97 miles (18,235.38 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |