Nonstop flight route between Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia and Axum, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(3°27'20"N by 117°52'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E)
Distance from BYQ to AXU:
5,429.73 miles (8,738.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bunyu Airport (BYQ), Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), Axum, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,430 miles (or 8,738 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 Bunyu Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV 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 Bunyu Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BYQ / WALV |
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| Location: | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°27'20"N by 117°52'1"E |
| Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BYQ |
| More Information: | BYQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXU / HAAX |
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| Location: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E |
| Area Served: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6916 feet (2,108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXU |
| More Information: | AXU Maps & Info |
Facts about Bunyu Airport (BYQ):
- In addition to being known as "Bunyu Airport", another name for BYQ is "Bandar Udara Bunyu".
- The closest airport to Bunyu Airport (BYQ) is Juwata Airport (TRK), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of BYQ.
- Bunyu Airport (BYQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bunyu Airport (BYQ) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Bunyu Airport (meaning Bunyu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Because of Bunyu Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Bunyu 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.
Facts about Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU):
- The closest airport to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SE of AXU.
- In addition to being known as "Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport", another name for AXU is "የአክሱም ዮሃነስ አራት የአየር ማረፊያ".
- Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Axum Airport resides at an elevation of 2,108 metres above mean sea level.
- Because of Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport's high elevation of 6,916 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AXU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AXU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport is named after Yohannes IV, the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1872 to 1889.
- The furthest airport from Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (meaning Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,824 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.64 miles (36.43 km) WSW | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 49.03 miles (78.90 km) NNW | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 61.79 miles (99.45 km) NNE | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 85.10 miles (136.95 km) NE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 94.74 miles (152.47 km) SSW | Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 113.37 miles (182.46 km) NNE | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 153.26 miles (246.65 km) W | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 159.33 miles (256.41 km) WNW | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 162.08 miles (260.84 km) WNW | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 166.02 miles (267.18 km) WNW | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 166.48 miles (267.92 km) W | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 167.80 miles (270.04 km) W | Long Banga Airport (LBP) | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 169.45 miles (272.71 km) N | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 169.66 miles (273.05 km) NE | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 15 | 175.99 miles (283.23 km) NW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,353.54 miles (19,881.05 km) SE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,290.33 miles (19,779.32 km) W | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,287.20 miles (19,774.29 km) W | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,257.92 miles (19,727.16 km) E | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,257.39 miles (19,726.30 km) SSE | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,131.83 miles (19,524.24 km) W | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,117.45 miles (19,501.10 km) SE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,094.19 miles (19,463.67 km) ESE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,062.91 miles (19,413.32 km) W | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,053.72 miles (19,398.54 km) SSE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,018.25 miles (19,341.45 km) WSW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,010.60 miles (19,329.15 km) W | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,990.47 miles (19,296.75 km) SSW | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,938.02 miles (19,212.34 km) SSW | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 15 | 11,930.89 miles (19,200.86 km) SSW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.72 miles (110.60 km) SE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 80.30 miles (129.23 km) N | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 3 | 113.92 miles (183.34 km) NNE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 4 | 128.77 miles (207.23 km) W | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 143.63 miles (231.14 km) SW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 150.15 miles (241.64 km) S | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 163.94 miles (263.84 km) SSW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 184.94 miles (297.62 km) WNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 9 | 201.33 miles (324.02 km) WNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 10 | 220.26 miles (354.47 km) SSE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 235.79 miles (379.47 km) S | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 270.03 miles (434.57 km) ESE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 272.87 miles (439.14 km) WSW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 14 | 284.23 miles (457.43 km) E | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 15 | 336.38 miles (541.34 km) SE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,318.37 miles (19,824.45 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,280.59 miles (19,763.64 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,202.49 miles (19,637.95 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,164.10 miles (19,576.17 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,112.78 miles (19,493.58 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,111.61 miles (19,491.69 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,100.02 miles (19,473.05 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,099.20 miles (19,471.73 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,076.28 miles (19,434.85 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,075.48 miles (19,433.56 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,068.09 miles (19,421.67 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,045.87 miles (19,385.90 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,036.28 miles (19,370.47 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,946.10 miles (19,225.33 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,933.43 miles (19,204.95 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |