Nonstop flight route between Chiclayo, Peru and Buka Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(6°47'13"S by 79°49'41"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Distance from CIX to BUA:
8,585.19 miles (13,816.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), Chiclayo, Peru and Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,585 miles (or 13,816 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 Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport and Buka Island 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 Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport and Buka Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIX / SPHI |
| Airport Name: | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport |
| Location: | Chiclayo, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°47'13"S by 79°49'41"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ADP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CIX |
| More Information: | CIX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUA / AYBK |
| Airport Name: | Buka Island Airport |
| Location: | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E |
| Area Served: | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUA |
| More Information: | BUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX):
- The closest airport to Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) is Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) ESE of CIX.
- The furthest airport from Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) is Hat Yai International Airport (HDY), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (meaning Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hat Yai International Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand.
- Because of Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González 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.
- Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- Buka Airport is an airport serving Buka Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
- Today the airport is the primary air portal into Bougainville, and even 60 years after the war, wreckage from the military use of the airfield by the Japanese and Americans is easily found in the area.
- Because of Buka Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Buka Island 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.
- On 26 July, an Imperial Japanese Navy special detachment was sent to inspect Buka Airfield, but considered it unacceptable as a prospect for a speedily constructed major airfield.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
- The furthest airport from Buka Island Airport (BUA) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,781 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- In 2004, the airport experienced some closures due to land disputes.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.99 miles (152.87 km) ESE | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru |     |
| 2 | 102.10 miles (164.32 km) SSE | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 3 | 122.32 miles (196.86 km) NNW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 4 | 141.29 miles (227.38 km) ENE | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 5 | 166.64 miles (268.18 km) N | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 181.50 miles (292.10 km) NNW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 7 | 186.03 miles (299.39 km) SSE | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 8 | 195.40 miles (314.47 km) N | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 214.16 miles (344.66 km) E | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 10 | 226.71 miles (364.86 km) N | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 11 | 231.83 miles (373.09 km) N | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 233.56 miles (375.87 km) SE | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 13 | 262.14 miles (421.87 km) ENE | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| 14 | 275.50 miles (443.37 km) NNE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 313.43 miles (504.42 km) ESE | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,418.60 miles (19,985.76 km) WNW | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 2 | 12,393.33 miles (19,945.07 km) NE | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,392.93 miles (19,944.44 km) NNW | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,374.07 miles (19,914.09 km) NE | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 5 | 12,369.45 miles (19,906.65 km) W | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| 6 | 12,344.29 miles (19,866.15 km) N | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 12,344.29 miles (19,866.15 km) N | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,333.60 miles (19,848.95 km) N | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,314.92 miles (19,818.90 km) NE | Krabi International Airport (KBV) | Krabi, Thailand | |
| 10 | 12,285.02 miles (19,770.78 km) WNW | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,280.12 miles (19,762.90 km) NE | Phuket International Airport (HKT) | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 12 | 12,270.98 miles (19,748.17 km) NNW | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,259.92 miles (19,730.38 km) NNE | Surat Thani International Airport (URT) | Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 14 | 12,255.52 miles (19,723.29 km) NNW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,245.91 miles (19,707.84 km) N | Samui International Airport (USM) | Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.73 miles (113.82 km) NNW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 94.46 miles (152.01 km) SE | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 136.91 miles (220.34 km) SE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 148.20 miles (238.51 km) SE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 150.79 miles (242.66 km) SSE | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 174.66 miles (281.09 km) WNW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 195.74 miles (315.01 km) NW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 198.38 miles (319.26 km) W | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 216.52 miles (348.46 km) NW | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 218.28 miles (351.28 km) W | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 238.34 miles (383.57 km) SE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 239.73 miles (385.81 km) ESE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 268.10 miles (431.47 km) SE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 288.56 miles (464.39 km) SSW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 293.54 miles (472.41 km) W | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,780.59 miles (18,958.98 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,768.57 miles (18,939.63 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,768.55 miles (18,939.59 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,749.15 miles (18,908.38 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,678.23 miles (18,794.25 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,678.02 miles (18,793.91 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 7 | 11,671.84 miles (18,783.96 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 8 | 11,662.10 miles (18,768.29 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,648.17 miles (18,745.87 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,647.20 miles (18,744.31 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 11 | 11,639.22 miles (18,731.47 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 12 | 11,638.24 miles (18,729.88 km) NNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,631.66 miles (18,719.29 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 14 | 11,629.96 miles (18,716.56 km) NE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,622.66 miles (18,704.82 km) N | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |