Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(70°40'46"N by 23°40'6"E)
Distance from BUA to HFT:
7,446.51 miles (11,983.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Hammerfest Airport (HFT), Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,447 miles (or 11,984 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 Hammerfest 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 Hammerfest 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: | HFT / ENHF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°40'46"N by 23°40'6"E |
| Area Served: | Hammerfest |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from HFT |
| More Information: | HFT Maps & Info |
Facts about Buka Island Airport (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.
- 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 closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
- 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.
Facts about Hammerfest Airport (HFT):
- The closest airport to Hammerfest Airport (HFT) is Hasvik Airport (HAA), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) WSW of HFT.
- Hammerfest Airport handled 120,503 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Hammerfest Airport", another name for HFT is "Hammerfest lufthavn".
- Because of Hammerfest Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Hammerfest 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.
- Avinor is considering building a new airport at Grøtnes, which would be built as reclaimed land 15 kilometers from Hammerfest.
- Widerøe introduced the de Havilland Canada Dash 7 on the route from Tromsø Airport to Hammerfest in 1983, the same year as Norving started flights from Hammerfest to Hasvik Airport.
- The furthest airport from Hammerfest Airport (HFT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,456 miles (16,828 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Hammerfest Airport is a regional airport at Prærien in Hammerfest, Norway.
| 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 | 37.56 miles (60.45 km) WSW | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway | |
| 2 | 49.10 miles (79.02 km) S | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 3 | 52.07 miles (83.80 km) SE | Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) | Lakselv, Norway | |
| 4 | 57.22 miles (92.08 km) ENE | Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 5 | 88.38 miles (142.24 km) SW | Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) | Sørkjosen, Norway | |
| 6 | 97.24 miles (156.49 km) ENE | Mehamn Airport (MEH) | Mehamn, Norway | |
| 7 | 122.74 miles (197.54 km) E | Berlevåg Airport (BVG) | Berlevåg, Norway | |
| 8 | 130.88 miles (210.64 km) WSW | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| 9 | 138.03 miles (222.14 km) E | Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 10 | 149.42 miles (240.47 km) ESE | Vadsø Airport (VDS) | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 11 | 159.70 miles (257.01 km) ESE | Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 12 | 160.08 miles (257.62 km) S | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| 13 | 165.62 miles (266.54 km) SW | Bardufoss Airport (BDU) | Bardufoss, Norway | |
| 14 | 168.86 miles (271.75 km) SE | Ivalo Airport (IVL) | Ivalo, Finland | |
| 15 | 171.34 miles (275.75 km) E | Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) | Vardø, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,456.39 miles (16,827.89 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,419.30 miles (16,768.20 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,395.45 miles (16,729.81 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,392.22 miles (16,724.61 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,349.24 miles (16,655.45 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,334.71 miles (16,632.07 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,311.06 miles (16,594.00 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,308.53 miles (16,589.94 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,300.98 miles (16,577.78 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,292.32 miles (16,563.85 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,277.65 miles (16,540.24 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,273.92 miles (16,534.22 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,263.91 miles (16,518.13 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,254.99 miles (16,503.77 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,233.24 miles (16,468.76 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |