Nonstop flight route between Burnie, Tasmania, Australia and near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Burnie Airport (BWT), Burnie, Tasmania, Australia and Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,573 miles (or 15,407 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 Burnie Airport and Flamingo International 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 Burnie Airport and Flamingo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWT / YWYY |
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| Location: | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°59'56"S by 145°43'51"E |
| Area Served: | Burnie, Tasmania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BWT |
| More Information: | BWT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BON / TNCB |
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| Location: | near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°7'51"N by 68°16'6"W |
| Area Served: | Bonaire |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BON |
| More Information: | BON Maps & Info |
Facts about Burnie Airport (BWT):
- Burnie Airport was ranked 49th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- Burnie Airport (BWT) has 2 runways.
- Because of Burnie Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Burnie 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.
- Burnie Airport handled 70,402 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Burnie Airport", another name for BWT is "Wynyard Airport".
- The furthest airport from Burnie Airport (BWT) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Burnie Airport (meaning Burnie Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Burnie Airport (BWT) is Smithton Airport (SIO), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of BWT.
Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):
- The first Bonaire-Miami flight took place on April 19, 1980, possible since the runway extension of that year.
- KLM decided on May 9, 1936, to take the risk and fly the first flight to Bonaire from Curaçao.
- Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
- The single runway 10/28 is 2,880 m × 45 m.
- The furthest airport from Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Flamingo International Airport (meaning Flamingo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,535 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
- Because of Flamingo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Flamingo 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.
- The construction of a new runway began in the last months of 1953 and was completed in 1955.
- The closest airport to Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) W of BON.
- Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
- In October 2008, Bonaire introduced the new CUTE system from SITA.
