Nonstop flight route between Harlingen, Texas, United States and Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau:
Departure Airport:
(26°13'37"N by 97°39'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(11°17'49"N by 15°50'17"W)
Distance from HRL to BQE:
5,373.61 miles (8,647.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valley International Airport (HRL), Harlingen, Texas, United States and Bubaque Airport (BQE), Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,374 miles (or 8,648 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 Valley International Airport and Bubaque 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 Valley International Airport and Bubaque Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRL / KHRL |
| Airport Name: | Valley International Airport |
| Location: | Harlingen, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°13'37"N by 97°39'18"W |
| Area Served: | Harlingen, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Harlingen |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HRL |
| More Information: | HRL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQE / GGBU |
| Airport Name: | Bubaque Airport |
| Location: | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°17'49"N by 15°50'17"W |
| Operator/Owner: | N/A |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQE |
| More Information: | BQE Maps & Info |
Facts about Valley International Airport (HRL):
- The closest airport to Valley International Airport (HRL) is Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of HRL.
- The furthest airport from Valley International Airport (HRL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,151 miles (17,946 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Valley International Airport (HRL) has 3 runways.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 417,557 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 367,269 in 2009 and 373,438 in 2010.
- Because of Valley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Valley 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.
Facts about Bubaque Airport (BQE):
- Because of Bubaque Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Bubaque 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 furthest airport from Bubaque Airport (BQE) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Bubaque Airport (meaning Bubaque Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,272 miles (19,750 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
- Bubaque Airport (BQE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bubaque Airport (BQE) is Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNE of BQE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.31 miles (42.34 km) SSE | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) | Brownsville, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 32.61 miles (52.48 km) SSE | General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 3 | 36.35 miles (58.51 km) W | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 38.63 miles (62.18 km) WSW | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 5 | 88.95 miles (143.15 km) N | Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) | Kingsville, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 103.69 miles (166.87 km) NNE | Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 107.04 miles (172.26 km) N | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 107.06 miles (172.29 km) NNW | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 133.82 miles (215.37 km) NNE | Aransas County Airport (RKP) | Rockport, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 143.77 miles (231.38 km) NW | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 144.96 miles (233.29 km) NW | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 12 | 155.35 miles (250.02 km) W | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 13 | 181.47 miles (292.05 km) NNW | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 186.91 miles (300.81 km) NNE | Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) | Victoria, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 192.46 miles (309.73 km) SSW | General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,150.96 miles (17,945.69 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,084.95 miles (17,839.45 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,824.54 miles (17,420.37 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,704.62 miles (17,227.37 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,701.48 miles (17,222.32 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,563.47 miles (17,000.21 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,550.33 miles (16,979.07 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,502.90 miles (16,902.73 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,488.66 miles (16,879.83 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,486.52 miles (16,876.37 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,474.16 miles (16,856.48 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,451.74 miles (16,820.40 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,433.34 miles (16,790.80 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,422.87 miles (16,773.94 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,416.88 miles (16,764.30 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.15 miles (69.44 km) NNE | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 2 | 91.97 miles (148.01 km) NNW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 3 | 98.39 miles (158.35 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 4 | 108.01 miles (173.82 km) ESE | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 5 | 125.27 miles (201.60 km) NNE | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 6 | 151.33 miles (243.54 km) NNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 7 | 167.29 miles (269.23 km) ESE | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 8 | 189.37 miles (304.76 km) ENE | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 9 | 192.37 miles (309.59 km) SE | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 10 | 197.40 miles (317.68 km) N | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 11 | 210.04 miles (338.02 km) NE | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| 12 | 223.89 miles (360.31 km) NE | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 13 | 240.40 miles (386.88 km) E | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 14 | 258.15 miles (415.45 km) SE | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 259.94 miles (418.33 km) ENE | Kédougou Airport (KGG) | Kédougou, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,272.42 miles (19,750.49 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 12,258.16 miles (19,727.55 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,174.30 miles (19,592.59 km) ESE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 12,164.82 miles (19,577.33 km) SE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 12,148.80 miles (19,551.56 km) SW | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,146.80 miles (19,548.33 km) SW | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,141.13 miles (19,539.21 km) E | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 12,139.56 miles (19,536.67 km) SE | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 12,130.22 miles (19,521.64 km) SW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 12,129.23 miles (19,520.06 km) ESE | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 12,124.23 miles (19,512.00 km) ESE | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 12,080.68 miles (19,441.93 km) SW | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 12,069.57 miles (19,424.04 km) SW | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 12,067.78 miles (19,421.17 km) ESE | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 12,059.73 miles (19,408.21 km) SW | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |