Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°34'18"N by 118°52'24"E)
Distance from BUA to LYG:
3,614.99 miles (5,817.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG), Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,615 miles (or 5,818 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 Lianyungang Baitabu 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 Lianyungang Baitabu 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: | LYG / ZSLG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°34'18"N by 118°52'24"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYG |
| More Information: | LYG 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.
- 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.
- In 2004, the airport experienced some closures due to land disputes.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 13 May 1943 Allied reconnaissance observed 36 fighters and 6 bombers at the airstrip.
- 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.
Facts about Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG):
- The furthest airport from Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) is Junín Airport (JNI), which is nearly antipodal to Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (meaning Lianyungang Baitabu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Junín Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,997 kilometers) away in Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lianyungang Baitabu Airport", other names for LYG include "连云港白塔埠机场" and "Liányúngǎng Báitǎbù Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) is Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NW of LYG.
| 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 | 41.97 miles (67.54 km) NW | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 2 | 57.08 miles (91.87 km) SSE | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 3 | 83.15 miles (133.82 km) WSW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 109.85 miles (176.78 km) SE | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 5 | 144.03 miles (231.79 km) N | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 6 | 144.38 miles (232.36 km) NE | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 147.08 miles (236.70 km) SSE | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 148.87 miles (239.57 km) SW | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 9 | 151.56 miles (243.90 km) WNW | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 10 | 183.25 miles (294.91 km) NNW | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 11 | 191.77 miles (308.62 km) SSE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 195.50 miles (314.62 km) S | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 13 | 213.31 miles (343.28 km) SSW | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 14 | 214.86 miles (345.78 km) WSW | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 15 | 230.92 miles (371.62 km) SSE | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,425.51 miles (19,996.88 km) W | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,339.64 miles (19,858.67 km) SSE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,319.88 miles (19,826.88 km) S | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,292.13 miles (19,782.22 km) W | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,288.63 miles (19,776.58 km) W | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,282.95 miles (19,767.45 km) SW | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,282.61 miles (19,766.89 km) W | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,269.03 miles (19,745.04 km) ESE | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,268.69 miles (19,744.49 km) SSW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,256.62 miles (19,725.08 km) SW | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,251.32 miles (19,716.53 km) W | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,245.59 miles (19,707.31 km) W | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,241.33 miles (19,700.46 km) S | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,233.67 miles (19,688.13 km) SSE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,224.89 miles (19,674.01 km) SSW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |