Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(50°24'29"N by 136°55'59"E)
Distance from BUA to KXK:
4,000.14 miles (6,437.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba (KXK), Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,000 miles (or 6,438 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 Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba, 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 Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba. 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: | KXK / UHKK |
| Airport Name: | Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba |
| Location: | Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°24'29"N by 136°55'59"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Russian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KXK |
| More Information: | KXK Maps & Info |
Facts about Buka Island Airport (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba (KXK):
- Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba (KXK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba (KXK) is Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV), which is located 152 miles (244 kilometers) SSW of KXK.
- Because of Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba 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 Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba (KXK) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,793 miles (18,979 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
| 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 | 151.70 miles (244.14 km) SSW | Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| 2 | 247.51 miles (398.33 km) NE | Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Airport (NLI) | Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| 3 | 331.85 miles (534.06 km) NE | Okha Airport (OHH) | Okha, Russia | |
| 4 | 359.00 miles (577.76 km) SE | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 5 | 384.37 miles (618.58 km) SW | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 6 | 412.58 miles (663.98 km) SE | Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 7 | 418.84 miles (674.06 km) W | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 8 | 424.89 miles (683.79 km) W | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 9 | 446.94 miles (719.28 km) SW | Jixi Xingkaihu Airport (JXA) | Jixi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 10 | 518.47 miles (834.40 km) WNW | Magdagachi (GDG) | Magdagachi, Russia | |
| 11 | 518.81 miles (834.95 km) SE | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 12 | 532.02 miles (856.21 km) SW | Mudanjiang Hailang Airport (MDG) | Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 13 | 532.68 miles (857.26 km) SSE | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 14 | 534.03 miles (859.44 km) SSW | Vladivostok International Airport (VVO) | Vladivostok, Russia | |
| 15 | 564.14 miles (907.89 km) SE | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,792.85 miles (18,978.70 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 11,763.87 miles (18,932.06 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,425.16 miles (18,386.97 km) SSE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 4 | 11,391.05 miles (18,332.07 km) E | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,369.11 miles (18,296.76 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,341.97 miles (18,253.09 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,325.56 miles (18,226.68 km) SE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,318.54 miles (18,215.38 km) SE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,308.90 miles (18,199.86 km) SE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,298.95 miles (18,183.85 km) ESE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,295.01 miles (18,177.52 km) SE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,280.32 miles (18,153.86 km) ESE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,275.75 miles (18,146.52 km) ESE | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,272.42 miles (18,141.15 km) E | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,270.59 miles (18,138.21 km) ESE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |