Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Viña del Mar, Chile:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°56'58"S by 71°28'42"W)
Distance from BUA to KNA:
8,417.31 miles (13,546.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), Viña del Mar, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,417 miles (or 13,546 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 Viña del Mar 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 Viña del Mar 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: | KNA / SCVM |
| Airport Name: | Viña del Mar Airport |
| Location: | Viña del Mar, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°56'58"S by 71°28'42"W |
| Area Served: | Viña del MarValparaíso |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 461 feet (141 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNA |
| More Information: | KNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- 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 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.
- On 13 May 1943 Allied reconnaissance observed 36 fighters and 6 bombers at the airstrip.
Facts about Viña del Mar Airport (KNA):
- The closest airport to Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SE of KNA.
- The furthest airport from Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) is Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA), which is nearly antipodal to Viña del Mar Airport (meaning Viña del Mar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ankang Wulipu Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Ankang, Shaanxi, China.
- Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Viña del Mar Airport's relatively low elevation of 461 feet, planes can take off or land at Viña del Mar 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 | 50.43 miles (81.17 km) SE | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 2 | 97.46 miles (156.85 km) S | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 3 | 156.04 miles (251.12 km) E | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 200.66 miles (322.93 km) ENE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 206.69 miles (332.63 km) SSE | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 6 | 209.76 miles (337.58 km) ESE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 7 | 210.25 miles (338.36 km) N | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 8 | 252.95 miles (407.09 km) S | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 9 | 278.98 miles (448.97 km) SSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 297.56 miles (478.88 km) E | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 11 | 318.56 miles (512.67 km) SSE | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 12 | 339.69 miles (546.68 km) S | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 13 | 369.15 miles (594.09 km) S | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 370.63 miles (596.48 km) NE | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 15 | 375.61 miles (604.49 km) E | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,407.74 miles (19,968.27 km) NW | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 2 | 12,348.76 miles (19,873.36 km) E | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| 3 | 12,332.51 miles (19,847.20 km) N | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 4 | 12,332.37 miles (19,846.98 km) NNW | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 5 | 12,297.06 miles (19,790.15 km) NW | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 6 | 12,295.82 miles (19,788.16 km) NNE | Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) | Dazhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 7 | 12,288.02 miles (19,775.60 km) N | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 8 | 12,274.11 miles (19,753.21 km) NNE | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| 9 | 12,268.34 miles (19,743.93 km) ENE | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 10 | 12,246.49 miles (19,708.76 km) NNW | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 11 | 12,233.37 miles (19,687.65 km) NE | Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) | Nanchong, Sichuan, China | |
| 12 | 12,233.04 miles (19,687.12 km) NNE | Qingyang Airport (IQN) | Qingyang, Gansu, China | |
| 13 | 12,228.95 miles (19,680.53 km) NW | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 14 | 12,210.45 miles (19,650.76 km) WNW | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 15 | 12,199.48 miles (19,633.12 km) W | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |