Nonstop flight route between Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP), Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,161 miles (or 3,478 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 relatively short distance between Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and Flamingo International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP):

• NAS Corpus Christi is also home to the Corpus Christi Army Depot, the largest helicopter repair facility in the world.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Corpus Christi", another name for NGP is "Truax Field".
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,098 miles (17,861 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) is Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of NGP.
• Today, the training program is much longer, approximately 18 months, due to the increased complexity of today's aircraft.

Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):

• 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.
• 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.
• The first Bonaire-Miami flight took place on April 19, 1980, possible since the runway extension of that year.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
• The single runway 10/28 is 2,880 m × 45 m.
• KLM decided on May 9, 1936, to take the risk and fly the first flight to Bonaire from Curaçao.
• Flamingo International Airport or Bonaire International Airport is an international airport located at Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands.
• Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
• The airport registered a more than 10% increase in passengers in the first quarter of 2008.
• Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.