Nonstop flight route between Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea and Boca Raton, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daru Airport (DAU), Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea and Boca Raton Airport (BCT), Boca Raton, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,365 miles (or 15,072 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 Daru Airport and Boca Raton 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 Daru Airport and Boca Raton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAU / AYDU |
Airport Name: | Daru Airport |
Location: | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°5'12"S by 143°12'28"E |
Area Served: | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAU |
More Information: | DAU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCT / KBCT |
Airport Name: | Boca Raton Airport |
Location: | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°22'42"N by 80°6'28"W |
Area Served: | Boca Raton, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | State of Florida |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCT |
More Information: | BCT Maps & Info |
Facts about Daru Airport (DAU):
- The furthest airport from Daru Airport (DAU) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,542 miles (18,575 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Daru Airport (DAU) is Yam Island Airport (XMY), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSW of DAU.
- Because of Daru Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Daru 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.
- Daru Airport (DAU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Boca Raton Airport (BCT):
- The closest airport to Boca Raton Airport (BCT) is Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of BCT.
- Boca Raton Airport (BCT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Boca Raton Airport (BCT) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,588 miles (18,649 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Boca Raton Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Boca Raton 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 Boca Raton Airport was established in 1936.
- The military inactivated the Boca Raton Army Air Field in 1946 and in the 1950s part of the air base was used for a Cold War biological weapons program before the property was developed into Florida Atlantic University.