Nonstop flight route between Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia and Algiers, Algeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Betoambari Airport (BUW), Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia and Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG), Algiers, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,059 miles (or 12,970 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 Betoambari Airport and Houari Boumediene 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 Betoambari Airport and Houari Boumediene Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Betoambari Airport (BUW):

• The closest airport to Betoambari Airport (BUW) is Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI), which is located 98 miles (157 kilometers) N of BUW.
• Betoambari Airport (BUW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Betoambari Airport's relatively low elevation of 105 feet, planes can take off or land at Betoambari 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 Betoambari Airport (BUW) is Washabo Airstrip (WSO), which is nearly antipodal to Betoambari Airport (meaning Betoambari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Washabo Airstrip), and is located 12,413 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Washabo, Suriname.
• In addition to being known as "Betoambari Airport", another name for BUW is "Bandara Betoambari".

Facts about Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG):

• Houari Boumediene Airport, also known as Algiers Airport, is an international airport serving Algiers, the capital of Algeria.
• Houari Boumediene Airport handled 4,474,970 passengers last year.
• The Société de Gestion des Services et Infrastructures Aéroportuaires, more commonly known as "Airport of Algiers", is a Public Company established on 1 November 2006 to manage and operate the airport.
• Because of Houari Boumediene Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Houari Boumediene 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 Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) is Boufarik Air Base (QFD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WSW of ALG.
• Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Houari Boumediene Airport (meaning Houari Boumediene Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,120 miles (19,505 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• The airport is named after Houari Boumediene, a former president of Algeria.
• Buses link the airport to downtown Algiers.
• Once in Allied hands, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command as a major transshipment hub for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel.
• The airport has a 7,000 capacity car park.
• Houari Boumediene Airport
• Check-in sector Hall 1
• In addition to being known as "Houari Boumediene Airport", other names for ALG include "مطار هواري بومدين الدولي" and "Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumediene".