Nonstop flight route between Boa Vista, Cape Verde and Kuparuk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC), Boa Vista, Cape Verde and Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK), Kuparuk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,947 miles (or 9,571 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 Aristides Pereira International Airport and Ugnu-Kuparuk 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 Aristides Pereira International Airport and Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVC / GVBA |
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Location: | Boa Vista, Cape Verde |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°8'14"N by 22°53'21"W |
Area Served: | Sal Rei |
Operator/Owner: | Empresa nacional de Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (ASA) |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BVC |
More Information: | BVC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UUK / PAKU |
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Location: | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°19'50"N by 149°35'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UUK |
More Information: | UUK Maps & Info |
Facts about Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC):
- Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport initially started operating in the late-20th century and was paved only in 2007.
- The closest airport to Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) is Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of BVC.
- Because of Aristides Pereira International Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Aristides Pereira International 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.
- Aristides Pereira International Airport is an airport in Cape Verde located on the island of Boa Vista, about 5 km southeast of the island capital Sal Rei.
- The furthest airport from Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Aristides Pereira International Airport (meaning Aristides Pereira International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,057 miles (19,404 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Aristides Pereira International Airport", another name for BVC is "Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira".
- The airport was originally named Rabil Airport, but on 19 November 2011 it was renamed as a tribute to the first president of Cape Verde, Aristides Pereira.
Facts about Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK):
- In addition to being known as "Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport", another name for UUK is "UBW".
- The closest airport to Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ESE of UUK.
- The furthest airport from Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,127 miles (16,298 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugnu-Kuparuk 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.
- Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) currently has only 1 runway.