Nonstop flight route between Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Buka Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(11°25'9"S by 58°42'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Distance from JIA to BUA:
9,864.32 miles (15,875.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juína Airport (JIA), Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,864 miles (or 15,875 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 Juína 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 Juína 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: | JIA / SWJN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°25'9"S by 58°42'6"W |
| Area Served: | Juína |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1083 feet (330 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JIA |
| More Information: | JIA 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 Juína Airport (JIA):
- The closest airport to Juína Airport (JIA) is Juruena Airport (JRN), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) N of JIA.
- Juína Airport (JIA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Juína Airport", another name for JIA is "Aeroporto de Juína".
- The furthest airport from Juína Airport (JIA) is Cuyo Airport (CYU), which is nearly antipodal to Juína Airport (meaning Juína Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cuyo Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,948 kilometers) away in Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines.
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of 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.
- There is one navigational aid, the Buka NDB situated on nearby Sohano Island.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 26 July, an Imperial Japanese Navy special detachment was sent to inspect Buka Airfield, but considered it unacceptable as a prospect for a speedily constructed major airfield.
- 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.
- Today the airport is the primary air portal into Bougainville, and even 60 years after the war, wreckage from the military use of the airfield by the Japanese and Americans is easily found in the area.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.28 miles (125.98 km) N | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 79.30 miles (127.62 km) E | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 93.12 miles (149.86 km) NNW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 129.03 miles (207.65 km) SW | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 5 | 206.41 miles (332.18 km) ENE | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 6 | 216.55 miles (348.50 km) W | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 7 | 268.67 miles (432.39 km) ENE | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 8 | 339.94 miles (547.08 km) SSE | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 9 | 380.44 miles (612.26 km) WSW | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 389.31 miles (626.54 km) WSW | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 395.30 miles (636.18 km) SW | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 400.15 miles (643.98 km) WNW | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 13 | 431.95 miles (695.15 km) SW | Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 452.33 miles (727.95 km) W | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 479.65 miles (771.92 km) WSW | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,395.02 miles (19,947.80 km) NNE | Cuyo Airport (CYU) | Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,380.29 miles (19,924.10 km) NW | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) | Malay, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,374.40 miles (19,914.62 km) NW | Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ) | San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,369.53 miles (19,906.78 km) NNE | San Jose Airport (SJI) | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,361.64 miles (19,894.08 km) WNW | Kalibo International Airport (KLO) | Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,355.44 miles (19,884.11 km) NW | Tugdan Airport (TBH) | Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,346.22 miles (19,869.26 km) WNW | Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,342.34 miles (19,863.02 km) ENE | Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) | Coron, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,337.63 miles (19,855.45 km) W | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,312.20 miles (19,814.51 km) WNW | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,308.40 miles (19,808.40 km) E | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,304.66 miles (19,802.38 km) NNE | Mamburao Airport (MBO) | Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,298.08 miles (19,791.80 km) NNW | Marinduque Airport (MRQ) | Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,266.09 miles (19,740.31 km) WNW | Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT) | Masbate City, Masbate, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,250.21 miles (19,714.75 km) NNE | Lubang Airport (LBX) | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 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 | |