Nonstop flight route between Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines and Buka Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(14°7'45"N by 122°58'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Distance from DTE to BUA:
2,558.11 miles (4,116.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bagasbas Airport (DTE), Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines and Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,558 miles (or 4,117 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 Bagasbas 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 Bagasbas 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: | DTE / RPUD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°7'45"N by 122°58'50"E |
| Area Served: | Daet, Camarines Norte |
| Operator/Owner: | Air Transportation Office |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DTE |
| More Information: | DTE 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 Bagasbas Airport (DTE):
- Because of Bagasbas Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Bagasbas 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.
- Bagasbas Airport (DTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bagasbas Airport (DTE) is Naga Airport (WNP), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSE of DTE.
- The furthest airport from Bagasbas Airport (DTE) is Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB), which is nearly antipodal to Bagasbas Airport (meaning Bagasbas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Rondon International Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,820 kilometers) away in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Bagasbas Airport", another name for DTE is "Paliparan ng Bagasbas Palayogan nin Bagasbas".
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- 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.
- The origins of the airfield begin in 1941 when Australian troops built gun pits around a primitive airstrip in December 1941.
- 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.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.35 miles (68.16 km) SSE | Naga Airport (WNP) | Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines |     |
| 2 | 84.60 miles (136.15 km) SE | Legazpi Airport (LGP) | Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines | |
| 3 | 90.63 miles (145.85 km) ESE | Virac Airport (VRC) | Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines | |
| 4 | 94.01 miles (151.30 km) SW | Marinduque Airport (MRQ) | Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines | |
| 5 | 129.19 miles (207.91 km) SSE | Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT) | Masbate City, Masbate, Philippines | |
| 6 | 133.88 miles (215.46 km) WNW | Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) | Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 7 | 139.36 miles (224.28 km) SSW | Tugdan Airport (TBH) | Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines | |
| 8 | 141.92 miles (228.40 km) W | Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) | Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines | |
| 9 | 148.27 miles (238.61 km) NW | Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA) | Baler, Aurora, Philippines | |
| 10 | 158.18 miles (254.57 km) SE | Catarman National Airport (CRM) | Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines | |
| 11 | 167.24 miles (269.15 km) SSW | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) | Malay, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 12 | 171.70 miles (276.33 km) WSW | Mamburao Airport (MBO) | Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 13 | 174.10 miles (280.19 km) SSW | Kalibo International Airport (KLO) | Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 14 | 175.60 miles (282.60 km) S | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |
| 15 | 176.85 miles (284.61 km) SE | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,315.70 miles (19,820.15 km) SSW | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,237.29 miles (19,693.95 km) S | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,217.92 miles (19,662.79 km) SSE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,207.41 miles (19,645.87 km) ESE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,154.59 miles (19,560.86 km) SSE | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,135.84 miles (19,530.69 km) SSW | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,129.70 miles (19,520.82 km) SSW | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,124.81 miles (19,512.94 km) SSE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,105.46 miles (19,481.80 km) WSW | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,097.81 miles (19,469.49 km) S | Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) | Puerto Suárez, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,096.70 miles (19,467.70 km) S | Corumbá International Airport (CMG) | Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,075.07 miles (19,432.89 km) ESE | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,040.95 miles (19,377.98 km) SE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,008.83 miles (19,326.28 km) ESE | Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 11,975.31 miles (19,272.35 km) E | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 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 | |