Nonstop flight route between Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea and Júlio Belém Airport (PIN), Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,196 miles (or 16,409 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 Júlio Belém 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 Júlio Belém Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
• There is one navigational aid, the Buka NDB situated on nearby Sohano Island.
• 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.
• It is located at the southern end of the island, near Buka Passage behind the town of Buka, and pre-war Chinatown.

Facts about Júlio Belém Airport (PIN):

• Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Júlio Belém Airport", another name for PIN is "Aeroporto Júlio Belém".
• The furthest airport from Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) is Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC), which is nearly antipodal to Júlio Belém Airport (meaning Júlio Belém Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)), and is located 12,296 miles (19,789 kilometers) away in Manado, Indonesia.
• Every June, during the Parintins Folklore Festival, its traffic is greatly increased by charter and extra flights.
• It is operated by the municipality of Parintins.
• Because of Júlio Belém Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Júlio Belém 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 Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) is Maués Airport (MBZ), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SW of PIN.