Nonstop flight route between Burbank, California, United States and Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bob Hope Airport (BUR), Burbank, California, United States and Gaua Airport (ZGU), Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,893 miles (or 9,483 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 Bob Hope Airport and Gaua 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 Bob Hope Airport and Gaua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUR / KBUR | 
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| Location: | Burbank, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'2"N by 118°21'30"W | 
| Area Served: | Los Angeles Area | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 778 feet (237 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BUR | 
| More Information: | BUR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZGU / NVSQ | 
| Airport Name: | Gaua Airport | 
| Location: | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°13'5"S by 167°35'13"E | 
| Area Served: | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZGU | 
| More Information: | ZGU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bob Hope Airport (BUR):
- Bob Hope Airport (BUR) has 2 runways.
 - Because of Bob Hope Airport's relatively low elevation of 778 feet, planes can take off or land at Bob Hope 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 Bob Hope Airport (BUR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,470 miles (18,459 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
 - Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 2,647,287 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,294,991 in 2009, and 2,239,804 in 2010.
 - The closest airport to Bob Hope Airport (BUR) is Whiteman Airport (WHP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of BUR.
 - United Airport was dedicated amid much festivity on Memorial Day weekend, 1930.
 - Numerous attempts to expand safety buffer zones and add runway length have drawn opposition from the airport's neighbors, citing increased noise.
 - In addition to being known as "Bob Hope Airport", another name for BUR is "(former Lockheed Air Terminal)".
 
Facts about Gaua Airport (ZGU):
- The closest airport to Gaua Airport (ZGU) is Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of ZGU.
 - The furthest airport from Gaua Airport (ZGU) is Bakel Airport (BXE), which is nearly antipodal to Gaua Airport (meaning Gaua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bakel Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Bakel, Senegal.
 
