Nonstop flight route between Immokalee, Florida, United States and Buka Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(26°26'2"N by 81°24'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Distance from IMM to BUA:
8,474.74 miles (13,638.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM), Immokalee, Florida, United States and Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,475 miles (or 13,639 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 Immokalee Regional 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 Immokalee Regional 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: | IMM / KIMM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Immokalee, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°26'2"N by 81°24'5"W |
| Area Served: | Immokalee, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Collier County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 37 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IMM |
| More Information: | IMM 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 Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM):
- For the 12-month period ending December 30, 2011, the airport had 36,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 100 per day.
- Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM) has 2 runways.
- Because of Immokalee Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Immokalee Regional 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.
- In addition to being known as "Immokalee Regional Airport", another name for IMM is "(former Immokalee Army Airfield)".
- The furthest airport from Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on September 30, 1945.
- The closest airport to Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM) is Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) WNW of IMM.
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 closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
- On 13 May 1943 Allied reconnaissance observed 36 fighters and 6 bombers at the airstrip.
- In January 1944, the Allies drove the Japanese out of Buka, and the airfield was used for operations against the Japanese over New Guinea.
- 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.
- There is one navigational aid, the Buka NDB situated on nearby Sohano Island.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.00 miles (37.01 km) WNW | Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) | Fort Myers, Florida, United States |     |
| 2 | 30.25 miles (48.69 km) SW | Naples Municipal Airport (APF) | Naples, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 30.45 miles (49.00 km) WNW | Page Field (FMY) | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 34.67 miles (55.80 km) SSW | Marco Island Airport (MRK) | Marco Island, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 49.47 miles (79.61 km) NW | Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) | Punta Gorda, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 50.02 miles (80.49 km) ENE | Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) | Pahokee, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 50.42 miles (81.14 km) SE | Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (TNT) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 66.75 miles (107.43 km) NNE | Okeechobee County Airport (OBE) | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 70.74 miles (113.85 km) N | Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) | Sebring, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 77.78 miles (125.18 km) NW | Venice Municipal Airport (VNC) | Venice, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 77.90 miles (125.37 km) ESE | North Perry Airport (HWO) | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 77.95 miles (125.44 km) ESE | Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 78.57 miles (126.44 km) ESE | Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 80.14 miles (128.98 km) E | Boca Raton Airport (BCT) | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 80.36 miles (129.33 km) N | Avon Park Executive Airport (AVO) | Avon Park, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,507.72 miles (18,519.84 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,492.44 miles (18,495.25 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,469.93 miles (18,459.01 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,445.86 miles (18,420.29 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,437.98 miles (18,407.60 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,420.23 miles (18,379.04 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,402.31 miles (18,350.20 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,390.81 miles (18,331.69 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,356.12 miles (18,275.86 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,346.64 miles (18,260.61 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,325.69 miles (18,226.89 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,325.45 miles (18,226.50 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,323.83 miles (18,223.89 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,316.03 miles (18,211.34 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,308.98 miles (18,199.99 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 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 | |