Nonstop flight route between Bol, Croatia and Shafter, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(43°17'8"N by 16°40'46"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W)
Distance from BWK to MIT:
6,325.84 miles (10,180.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bol Airport (BWK), Bol, Croatia and Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,326 miles (or 10,180 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 Bol Airport and Shafter 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 Bol Airport and Shafter Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWK / LDSB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bol, Croatia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°17'8"N by 16°40'46"E |
| Area Served: | Brač, Croatia |
| Operator/Owner: | Brač Airport Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1776 feet (541 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BWK |
| More Information: | BWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
| Area Served: | Shafter, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
| More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Bol Airport (BWK):
- Bol Airport or Brač Airport is an airport on the Croatian island of Brač, close to the town of Bol.
- The furthest airport from Bol Airport (BWK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,779 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Bol Airport", other names for BWK include "Brač Airport" and "Zračno pristanište Brač/Brač I".
- Bol Airport (BWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bol Airport (BWK) is Split Airport (SPU), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NW of BWK.
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Lerdo Field, as the airport was initially known during World War II was first opened in June 1941 when the United States Army Air Corps dispatched a small garrison of airmen to open an airfield at Shafter.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
- With the relative completion of construction in July 1942, the airfield was renamed Minter Field Army Airfield a member of the locally prominent Minter family.
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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 Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.94 miles (41.74 km) NW | Split Airport (SPU) | Split, Croatia |     |
| 2 | 58.65 miles (94.39 km) E | Mostar International Airport (OMO) | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 3 | 87.54 miles (140.89 km) NW | Zadar Airport (ZAD) | Zadar, Croatia | |
| 4 | 90.70 miles (145.96 km) ENE | Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ) | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 5 | 94.68 miles (152.38 km) ESE | Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) | Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia | |
| 6 | 118.42 miles (190.58 km) NNE | Banja Luka International Airport (BNX) | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 7 | 120.09 miles (193.27 km) ESE | Tivat Airport (TIV) | Tivat, Montenegro | |
| 8 | 129.14 miles (207.83 km) E | Žabljak Airport (ZBK) | Žabljak, Montenegro | |
| 9 | 130.15 miles (209.46 km) NE | Tuzla International Airport (TZL) | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 10 | 139.18 miles (223.99 km) WSW | Abruzzo Airport (PSR) | Pescara, Italy | |
| 11 | 140.74 miles (226.50 km) SSW | Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) | Foggia, Italy | |
| 12 | 144.11 miles (231.92 km) NW | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 13 | 145.21 miles (233.69 km) ESE | Podgorica Airport (TGD) | Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro | |
| 14 | 148.40 miles (238.82 km) S | Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) | Bari, Italy | |
| 15 | 156.84 miles (252.41 km) ENE | Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) | Užice, Serbia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,778.61 miles (18,955.79 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,412.88 miles (18,367.21 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,379.29 miles (18,313.15 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,349.57 miles (18,265.32 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,338.87 miles (18,248.10 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,335.88 miles (18,243.28 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,321.35 miles (18,219.90 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,315.88 miles (18,211.10 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,315.15 miles (18,209.92 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,314.15 miles (18,208.32 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,298.46 miles (18,183.07 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,296.20 miles (18,179.43 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,275.62 miles (18,146.30 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,270.32 miles (18,137.78 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,270.12 miles (18,137.45 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.03 miles (14.53 km) ESE | Meadows Field (BFL) | Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| 2 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) NNE | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) | Porterville, California, United States | |
| 3 | 45.60 miles (73.39 km) N | Mefford Field (TLR) | Tulare, California, United States | |
| 4 | 47.02 miles (75.68 km) NNW | Corcoran Airport (CRO) | Corcoran, California, United States | |
| 5 | 49.56 miles (79.76 km) ESE | Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) | Tehachapi, California, United States | |
| 6 | 57.27 miles (92.17 km) NNW | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) | Visalia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 66.27 miles (106.65 km) ESE | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States | |
| 8 | 71.25 miles (114.66 km) NW | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 9 | 76.26 miles (122.73 km) SE | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 10 | 76.64 miles (123.34 km) NW | New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) | Coalinga, California, United States | |
| 11 | 77.27 miles (124.35 km) E | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 12 | 79.73 miles (128.31 km) SW | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States | |
| 13 | 80.41 miles (129.41 km) S | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 14 | 81.46 miles (131.10 km) W | Paso Robles Municipal AirportEstrella Army Airfield (PRB) | Paso Robles, California, United States | |
| 15 | 82.86 miles (133.35 km) WSW | Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) | Santa Maria, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,404.12 miles (18,353.11 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,378.03 miles (18,311.12 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,377.28 miles (18,309.91 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,340.59 miles (18,250.87 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,337.66 miles (18,246.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,222.83 miles (18,061.35 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,194.33 miles (18,015.48 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,160.49 miles (17,961.02 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,046.39 miles (17,777.40 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,043.96 miles (17,773.49 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,032.52 miles (17,755.08 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,024.29 miles (17,741.83 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,019.64 miles (17,734.35 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,996.41 miles (17,696.96 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,992.09 miles (17,690.01 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |