Nonstop flight route between Ely, Nevada, United States and Bulolo, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ely Airport (ELY), Ely, Nevada, United States and Bulolo Airport (BUL), Bulolo, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,988 miles (or 11,246 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 Ely Airport and Bulolo 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 Ely Airport and Bulolo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELY / KELY | 
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| Location: | Ely, Nevada, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°17'58"N by 114°50'30"W | 
| Area Served: | Ely, Nevada | 
| Operator/Owner: | White Pine County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6259 feet (1,908 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ELY | 
| More Information: | ELY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUL / AYBU | 
| Airport Name: | Bulolo Airport | 
| Location: | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°12'57"S by 146°38'57"E | 
| Elevation: | 2240 feet (683 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BUL | 
| More Information: | BUL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ely Airport (ELY):
- In addition to being known as "Ely Airport", another name for ELY is "Yelland Field".
 - Ely Airport (ELY) has 2 runways.
 - Airline flights started in 1955.
 - The furthest airport from Ely Airport (ELY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - Because of Ely Airport's high elevation of 6,259 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ELY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ELY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The closest airport to Ely Airport (ELY) is Eureka Airport (EUE), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of ELY.
 
Facts about Bulolo Airport (BUL):
- The closest airport to Bulolo Airport (BUL) is Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of BUL.
 - The furthest airport from Bulolo Airport (BUL) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,669 miles (18,780 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
 - Bulolo Airport (BUL) currently has only 1 runway.
 
