Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Moultrie, Georgia, United States:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°5'6"N by 83°48'11"W)
Distance from BUA to MGR:
8,266.38 miles (13,303.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR), Moultrie, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,266 miles (or 13,303 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 Moultrie 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 Moultrie 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: | MGR / KMGR |
| Airport Name: | Moultrie Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Moultrie, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°5'6"N by 83°48'11"W |
| Area Served: | Moultrie, Georgia |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Moultrie |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 294 feet (90 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGR |
| More Information: | MGR Maps & Info |
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- There is one navigational aid, the Buka NDB situated on nearby Sohano Island.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR):
- The closest airport to Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR) is Spence Airport (MUL), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of MGR.
- The furthest airport from Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,326 miles (18,227 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Moultrie Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Moultrie Municipal 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.
- Moultrie Airport was built sometime before World War II.
- Moultrie Municipal Airport is a city owned, public use airport located six nautical miles south of the central business district of Moultrie, a city in Colquitt County, Georgia, United States.
- Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR) has 2 runways.
| 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 | 6.91 miles (11.12 km) ENE | Spence Airport (MUL) | Moultrie, Georgia, United States | |
| 2 | 13.48 miles (21.69 km) SSW | Thomasville Regional Airport (TVI) | Thomasville, Georgia, United States | |
| 3 | 30.17 miles (48.55 km) NE | Henry Tift Myers Airport (TMA) | Tifton, Georgia, United States | |
| 4 | 37.05 miles (59.62 km) ESE | Moody Air Force Base (VAD) | Valdosta, Georgia, United States | |
| 5 | 37.63 miles (60.57 km) ESE | Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD) | Valdosta, Georgia, United States | |
| 6 | 38.76 miles (62.37 km) NW | Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) | Albany, Georgia, United States | |
| 7 | 50.01 miles (80.48 km) W | Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | |
| 8 | 57.59 miles (92.68 km) SW | Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH) | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 71.24 miles (114.66 km) S | Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield (FPY) | Perry, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 84.00 miles (135.18 km) E | Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield (AYS) | Waycross, Georgia, United States | |
| 11 | 88.57 miles (142.54 km) NE | Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW) | McRae, Georgia, United States | |
| 12 | 95.96 miles (154.44 km) SE | Lake City Gateway Airport (LCQ) | Lake City, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 98.38 miles (158.33 km) NW | Weedon Field (EUF) | Eufaula, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 98.64 miles (158.74 km) W | Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) | Dothan, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 108.16 miles (174.06 km) N | Robins Air Force Base (WRB) | Warner Robins, Georgia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,325.73 miles (18,226.96 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,323.60 miles (18,223.52 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,319.62 miles (18,217.11 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,318.63 miles (18,215.52 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,316.40 miles (18,211.93 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,303.71 miles (18,191.51 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,297.56 miles (18,181.62 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,289.32 miles (18,168.35 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,289.01 miles (18,167.85 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,277.78 miles (18,149.79 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,272.37 miles (18,141.07 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,265.71 miles (18,130.36 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,258.29 miles (18,118.41 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,246.71 miles (18,099.78 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,176.60 miles (17,986.96 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |