Nonstop flight route between Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States and Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Henderson Field (MDY), Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States and Bocas del Toro "Isla Col贸n" International Airport (BOC), Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,223 miles (or 10,014 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 Henderson Field and Bocas del Toro "Isla Col贸n" 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 Henderson Field and Bocas del Toro "Isla Col贸n" 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: | MDY / PMDY |
Airport Name: | Henderson Field |
Location: | Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28掳12'5"N by 177掳22'53"W |
Area Served: | Midway Atoll |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Dept. of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDY |
More Information: | MDY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOC / MPBO |
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Location: | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama |
GPS Coordinates: | 9掳20'26"N by 82掳15'2"W |
Area Served: | Bocas del Toro, Isla Col贸n, Panama |
Operator/Owner: | Autoridad Aeron谩utica Civil |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOC |
More Information: | BOC Maps & Info |
Facts about Henderson Field (MDY):
- The airfield was previously served by Aloha Airlines with scheduled weekly charter flghts to and from Honolulu utilizing a Boeing 737-200 jetliner.
- Henderson Field (MDY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Henderson Field (MDY) is L眉deritz Airport (LUD), which is located 11,656 miles (18,759 kilometers) away in Luderitz, Namibia.
- Henderson Field is a public airport located on Sand Island in Midway Atoll, an unincorporated territory of the United States.
- Because of Henderson Field's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Henderson Field 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 Henderson Field (MDY) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 937 miles (1,508 kilometers) SE of MDY.
Facts about Bocas del Toro "Isla Col贸n" International Airport (BOC):
- Because of Bocas del Toro "Isla Col贸n" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Bocas del Toro "Isla Col贸n" 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.
- The closest airport to Bocas del Toro "Isla Col贸n" International Airport (BOC) is Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Ni帽o" International Airport (CHX), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WNW of BOC.
- The airport does not have filtered or treated water.
- Bocas del Toro "Isla Col贸n" International Airport (BOC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bocas del Toro "Isla Col贸n" International Airport (BOC) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Bocas del Toro "Isla Col贸n" International Airport (meaning Bocas del Toro "Isla Col贸n" International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,230 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Bocas del Toro "Isla Col贸n" International Airport", another name for BOC is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Bocas del Toro "Isla Col贸n"".