Nonstop flight route between Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(20°1'2"S by 28°37'4"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°48'59"S by 109°57'47"E)
Distance from BUQ to KTG:
5,613.67 miles (9,034.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG), Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,614 miles (or 9,034 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUQ / FVBU |
| Airport Name: | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport |
| Location: | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°1'2"S by 28°37'4"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4359 feet (1,329 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUQ |
| More Information: | BUQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTG / WIOK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°48'59"S by 109°57'47"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KTG |
| More Information: | KTG Maps & Info |
Facts about Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ):
- The closest airport to Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) is Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) ENE of BUQ.
- Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (meaning Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,198 miles (19,630 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport's high elevation of 4,359 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BUQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BUQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG):
- In addition to being known as "Rahadi Usman Airport", another name for KTG is "Bandar Udara Rahadi Usman".
- The closest airport to Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) is Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) NNW of KTG.
- Because of Rahadi Usman Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Rahadi Usman 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 Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) is Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP), which is nearly antipodal to Rahadi Usman Airport (meaning Rahadi Usman Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,949 kilometers) away in Mitú, Colombia.
- Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 90.32 miles (145.36 km) ENE | Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) | Gweru, Zimbabwe |     |
| 2 | 108.15 miles (174.04 km) SW | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 3 | 141.52 miles (227.75 km) NW | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | 145.49 miles (234.14 km) E | Masvingo Airport (MVZ) | Masvingo, Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | 203.45 miles (327.42 km) ESE | Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) | Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | 216.59 miles (348.57 km) NE | Harare International Airport (HRE) | Harare, Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | 224.85 miles (361.86 km) NW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | 237.46 miles (382.15 km) NW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 9 | 242.30 miles (389.95 km) N | Kariba Airport (KAB) | Kariba, Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | 260.56 miles (419.32 km) E | Chipinge Airport (CHJ) | Chipinge, Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | 269.91 miles (434.38 km) SSE | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 12 | 270.45 miles (435.25 km) ENE | Mutare Airport (UTA) | Mutare, Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | 271.71 miles (437.27 km) WNW | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 14 | 315.82 miles (508.26 km) SSE | Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) | Phalaborwa, South Africa | |
| 15 | 318.89 miles (513.20 km) E | Chimoio Airport (VPY) | Chimoio, Mozambique | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,197.69 miles (19,630.23 km) E | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,158.55 miles (19,567.24 km) E | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,154.97 miles (19,561.48 km) E | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,145.83 miles (19,546.77 km) E | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,133.18 miles (19,526.42 km) E | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,132.06 miles (19,524.60 km) E | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,104.38 miles (19,480.06 km) ENE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,088.20 miles (19,454.03 km) ENE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,072.27 miles (19,428.39 km) E | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,065.94 miles (19,418.20 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,058.98 miles (19,407.01 km) ENE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,004.57 miles (19,319.44 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,004.57 miles (19,319.44 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,995.37 miles (19,304.63 km) ENE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,994.90 miles (19,303.88 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 121.41 miles (195.39 km) NNW | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 165.44 miles (266.25 km) WSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 213.22 miles (343.15 km) ESE | H. Asan Airport (SMQ) | Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 4 | 251.19 miles (404.25 km) N | Sematan Airport (BSE) | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 298.30 miles (480.07 km) N | Kuching International Airport (KCH) | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 314.55 miles (506.23 km) NNE | Sibu Airport (SBW) | Sibu, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 334.57 miles (538.44 km) NE | Kapit Airport (KPI) | Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 349.76 miles (562.88 km) ESE | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 355.11 miles (571.49 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 357.30 miles (575.01 km) S | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 357.46 miles (575.28 km) NNE | Mukah Airport (MKM) | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 363.98 miles (585.77 km) ENE | Datadawai Airport (DTD) | Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 370.98 miles (597.04 km) WSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 373.29 miles (600.75 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 374.96 miles (603.44 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,395.60 miles (19,948.73 km) NNE | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,249.54 miles (19,713.67 km) ENE | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,233.26 miles (19,687.48 km) NW | Obando Airport (PDA) | Puerto Inírida, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,217.22 miles (19,661.65 km) N | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,203.33 miles (19,639.31 km) NE | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,176.59 miles (19,596.27 km) E | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,149.56 miles (19,552.77 km) NE | Aguaclara Airport (ACL) | Aguaclara, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,147.74 miles (19,549.85 km) ENE | Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) | Apiay, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,145.66 miles (19,546.49 km) NNE | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,140.68 miles (19,538.49 km) NE | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |
| 11 | 12,125.13 miles (19,513.45 km) NNW | Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH) | Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 12,107.76 miles (19,485.50 km) S | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,095.28 miles (19,465.41 km) NNE | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) | Tame, Arauca, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,090.23 miles (19,457.29 km) NE | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,087.79 miles (19,453.36 km) NNW | Germán Olano Airport (PCR) | Puerto Carreño, Colombia | |