Nonstop flight route between Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan and Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bathpalathang Airport (BUT), Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan and Fera Airport (FRE), Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,211 miles (or 8,387 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 Bathpalathang Airport and Fera 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 Bathpalathang Airport and Fera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUT / VQBT |
Airport Name: | Bathpalathang Airport |
Location: | Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°33'46"N by 90°44'47"E |
Area Served: | Jakar, Bhutan |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8858 feet (2,700 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUT |
More Information: | BUT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRE / AGGF |
Airport Name: | Fera Airport |
Location: | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°6'25"S by 159°34'38"E |
View all routes: | Routes from FRE |
More Information: | FRE Maps & Info |
Facts about Bathpalathang Airport (BUT):
- Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bathpalathang Airport's high elevation of 8,858 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BUT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BUT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Airport construction at Bathpalathang met several delays, including soil instability under the runway, funding, labor and material shortages, and nearby river protection and diversion, each of which underpinned the ultimate success of any airport at the site.
- The closest airport to Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) is Paro International Airport (PBH), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) W of BUT.
- The furthest airport from Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,332 miles (18,237 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
Facts about Fera Airport (FRE):
- The furthest airport from Fera Airport (FRE) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Fera Airport (meaning Fera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,055 miles (19,400 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
- The closest airport to Fera Airport (FRE) is Yandina Airport (XYA), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SSW of FRE.