Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Winslow, Arizona, United States:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°1'18"N by 110°43'20"W)
Distance from BUA to INW:
6,693.34 miles (10,771.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Winslow-Lindbergh Regional AirportWinslow Municipal Airport (INW), Winslow, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,693 miles (or 10,772 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 Winslow-Lindbergh Regional AirportWinslow Municipal 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 Winslow-Lindbergh Regional AirportWinslow Municipal 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: | INW / KINW |
| Airport Name: | Winslow-Lindbergh Regional AirportWinslow Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Winslow, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°1'18"N by 110°43'20"W |
| Area Served: | Winslow, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Winslow |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4941 feet (1,506 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from INW |
| More Information: | INW Maps & Info |
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- The origins of the airfield begin in 1941 when Australian troops built gun pits around a primitive airstrip in December 1941.
- 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.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Winslow-Lindbergh Regional AirportWinslow Municipal Airport (INW):
- Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport covers 900 acres at an elevation of 4,941 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Winslow-Lindbergh Regional AirportWinslow Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,941 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at INW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make INW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Winslow-Lindbergh Regional AirportWinslow Municipal Airport (INW) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Winslow-Lindbergh Regional AirportWinslow Municipal Airport (INW) is Taylor Airport (TYZ), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SE of INW.
- The furthest airport from Winslow-Lindbergh Regional AirportWinslow Municipal Airport (INW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,322 miles (18,221 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
| 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 | 52.32 miles (84.20 km) SE | Taylor Airport (TYZ) | Taylor, Arizona, United States | |
| 2 | 54.15 miles (87.14 km) W | Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | |
| 3 | 55.79 miles (89.78 km) NNE | Polacca Airport (PXL) | Polacca, Arizona, United States | |
| 4 | 61.62 miles (99.17 km) W | Sedona Airport (SDX) | Sedona, Arizona, United States | |
| 5 | 63.42 miles (102.07 km) SSW | Payson Airport (PJB) | Payson, Arizona, United States | |
| 6 | 66.27 miles (106.65 km) SE | Show Low Regional Airport (SOW) | Show Low, Arizona, United States | |
| 7 | 83.81 miles (134.88 km) ESE | St. Johns Industrial Air Park (SJN) | St. Johns, Arizona, United States | |
| 8 | 91.00 miles (146.45 km) WNW | Valle Airport (VLE) | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | |
| 9 | 93.64 miles (150.70 km) SSE | Whiteriver Airport (WTR) | Whiteriver, Arizona, United States | |
| 10 | 99.54 miles (160.19 km) WSW | Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC) | Prescott, Arizona, United States | |
| 11 | 102.73 miles (165.32 km) NW | Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) | Tusayan, Arizona, United States | |
| 12 | 114.16 miles (183.73 km) ENE | Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP) | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 118.07 miles (190.02 km) SW | Scottsdale Airport (SCF) | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | |
| 14 | 120.30 miles (193.60 km) NNE | Kayenta Airport (MVM) | Kayenta, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 120.45 miles (193.84 km) SW | Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT) | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,322.06 miles (18,221.04 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,206.37 miles (18,034.85 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,171.59 miles (17,978.88 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,151.74 miles (17,946.94 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,938.81 miles (17,604.27 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,849.87 miles (17,461.14 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,808.42 miles (17,394.41 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,799.73 miles (17,380.45 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,747.65 miles (17,296.63 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,713.34 miles (17,241.40 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,694.81 miles (17,211.59 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,657.93 miles (17,152.24 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,633.70 miles (17,113.23 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,632.25 miles (17,110.91 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,625.75 miles (17,100.45 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |