Nonstop flight route between Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia and Farnborough, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Betoambari Airport (BUW), Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia and Farnborough Airport (FAB), Farnborough, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,921 miles (or 12,747 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 Farnborough 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 Farnborough 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):

• In addition to being known as "Betoambari Airport", another name for BUW is "Bandara Betoambari".
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Farnborough Airport (FAB):

• The furthest airport from Farnborough Airport (FAB) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,884 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Farnborough Airport", another name for FAB is "TAG London Farnborough Airport".
• After TAG took control of the airport from the MOD, it invested in a series of new infrastructure projects, including a new radar unit and a resurfaced runway.
• The closest airport to Farnborough Airport (FAB) is Blackbushe Airport (BBS), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) NW of FAB.
• Farnborough Airport (FAB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Membership does not give any additional rights compared to other members of the public but facilitates frequent contact between the police and enthusiasts.
• Farnborough airfield and RAE was bombed by Germany on the 13th August 1940 by a flight of Junkers 88 A-1’s from the KG54 squadron during World War 2.
• The first powered flight in Britain was at Farnborough on 5 October 1908, when Samuel Cody took off in his British Army Aeroplane No 1.
• Because of Farnborough Airport's relatively low elevation of 238 feet, planes can take off or land at Farnborough 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 airport was originally restricted to 28,000 movements each year, of which no more than 2,500 were permitted at weekends.