Nonstop flight route between Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil and Buka Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(7°15'1"S by 64°47'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Distance from LBR to BUA:
9,579.16 miles (15,416.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lábrea Airport (LBR), Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil and Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,579 miles (or 15,416 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 Lábrea 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 Lábrea 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: | LBR / SWLB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°15'1"S by 64°47'2"W |
| Area Served: | Lábrea |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBR |
| More Information: | LBR 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 Lábrea Airport (LBR):
- Lábrea Airport (LBR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lábrea Airport (LBR) is Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH), which is located 118 miles (189 kilometers) SSE of LBR.
- The furthest airport from Lábrea Airport (LBR) is Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), which is nearly antipodal to Lábrea Airport (meaning Lábrea Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kota Kinabalu International Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,843 kilometers) away in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
- In addition to being known as "Lábrea Airport", another name for LBR is "Aeroporto de Lábrea".
- Because of Lábrea Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Lábrea 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
- The origins of the airfield begin in 1941 when Australian troops built gun pits around a primitive airstrip in December 1941.
- Buka Airport is an airport serving Buka Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 117.72 miles (189.44 km) SSE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 218.86 miles (352.22 km) NW | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 243.46 miles (391.81 km) NNE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 249.72 miles (401.88 km) S | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 267.42 miles (430.37 km) N | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 275.65 miles (443.62 km) SSW | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 279.28 miles (449.46 km) SW | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 8 | 320.50 miles (515.79 km) SE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 352.28 miles (566.95 km) W | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 378.09 miles (608.48 km) SW | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 410.22 miles (660.18 km) WNW | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 412.78 miles (664.30 km) WNW | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 13 | 420.88 miles (677.34 km) S | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 422.76 miles (680.37 km) ESE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 15 | 430.72 miles (693.18 km) SW | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,329.65 miles (19,842.60 km) NNW | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 12,323.82 miles (19,833.21 km) WNW | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,302.14 miles (19,798.33 km) N | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,290.55 miles (19,779.67 km) NNW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,276.24 miles (19,756.64 km) N | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 6 | 12,270.40 miles (19,747.25 km) N | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,267.47 miles (19,742.52 km) N | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,249.41 miles (19,713.46 km) N | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,237.50 miles (19,694.29 km) N | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,225.67 miles (19,675.25 km) N | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,221.21 miles (19,668.08 km) WNW | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,217.79 miles (19,662.58 km) NNE | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,215.77 miles (19,659.33 km) NNE | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,213.96 miles (19,656.41 km) N | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,209.74 miles (19,649.63 km) N | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 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 | |