Nonstop flight route between Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States and near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States and Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,242 miles (or 1,999 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 relatively short distance between Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and Flamingo International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE):

• Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,584 miles (18,642 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) is Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of FXE.
• Because of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Lauderdale Executive 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 airport was built in 1941 to train Naval Aviators during World War II, and named West Prospect Satellite Field.
• The airport is home to two rare Florida native species of animal, the Gopher Tortoise and the Florida Burrowing Owl.

Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):

• In October 2008, Bonaire introduced the new CUTE system from SITA.
• The furthest airport from Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Flamingo International Airport (meaning Flamingo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,535 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
• KLM decided on May 9, 1936, to take the risk and fly the first flight to Bonaire from Curaçao.
• The Dutch national carrier, KLM, used the airport to refuel planes en route from Amsterdam to Ecuador using MD-11 between 2000 and 2011.
• In 1970 the runway was extended to a length of 1750 meters and a width of 30 meters, enough for a DC9 to land and take-off with full load.
• The closest airport to Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) W of BON.
• Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Flamingo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Flamingo 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.
• Due to the introduction of this new system, Bonaire International Airport N.V.
• In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
• Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
• Apart from the passenger terminal Bonaire Airport has facilities for freight and mail.