Nonstop flight route between Khowai, India and near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Khowai Airport (IXN), Khowai, India and Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,591 miles (or 15,435 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 Khowai Airport and Flamingo International 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 Khowai Airport and Flamingo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXN / VEKW |
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| Location: | Khowai, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°3'42"N by 91°36'14"E |
| Area Served: | Khowai |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXN |
| More Information: | IXN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BON / TNCB |
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| Location: | near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°7'51"N by 68°16'6"W |
| Area Served: | Bonaire |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BON |
| More Information: | BON Maps & Info |
Facts about Khowai Airport (IXN):
- Because of Khowai Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Khowai 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 "Khowai Airport", other names for IXN include "खोवाई हवाई अड्डे" and "KHOWAI".
- The furthest airport from Khowai Airport (IXN) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,370 miles (18,297 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- The closest airport to Khowai Airport (IXN) is Kamalpur Airport (IXQ), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of IXN.
- Khowai Airport (IXN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):
- In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
- 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.
- It is planned to expand the current airport building as more airlines and tourists come to Bonaire.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- The single runway 10/28 is 2,880 m × 45 m.
- The Flamingo Airport is large enough to accommodate most international wide-body airliners such as the Boeing 747, the Boeing 777, and the Airbus A340, although the largest wide-body type to operate to Bonaire today is the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, flown by KLM.
- Since November 2005, visitors and tourists arrving at Bonaire are welcomed to a vibrant new Business and Tourism Showcase.
- Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
- Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
