Nonstop flight route between New Plymouth, New Zealand and near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between New Plymouth Airport (NPL), New Plymouth, New Zealand and Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,217 miles (or 13,224 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 New Plymouth 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 New Plymouth 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: | NPL / NZNP | 
| Airport Name: | New Plymouth Airport | 
| Location: | New Plymouth, New Zealand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°0'30"S by 174°10'45"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | New Plymouth District Council Government of New Zealand | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NPL | 
| More Information: | NPL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BON / TNCB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 New Plymouth Airport (NPL):
- New Plymouth Airport handled 332,178 passengers last year.
- The airport's only sealed taxiway connects the apron and the asphalt runway, so aircraft taxi on the runway, and commence take off roll from runway ends.
- The furthest airport from New Plymouth Airport (NPL) is Badajoz Airport (BJZ), which is nearly antipodal to New Plymouth Airport (meaning New Plymouth Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Badajoz Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Badajoz, Spain.
- New Plymouth Airport (NPL) has 3 runways.
- By the end of 2012 the larger ATR 72 aircraft will provide a service to Auckland due to the demands of passenger numbers.
- Because of New Plymouth Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at New Plymouth 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 original airport opened in 1933 with the New Plymouth Airport Act.
- Origin Pacific Airways used to operate Jetstream J31 and Metroliner aircraft to/from Auckland and to/from Nelson 6x weekly.
- The closest airport to New Plymouth Airport (NPL) is Wanganui Airport (WAG), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SE of NPL.
Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):
- Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
- Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
- The construction of a new runway began in the last months of 1953 and was completed in 1955.
- Since May 2008, Bonaire International Airport has started with the renovation of the parking places at Flamingo Airport.
- 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.
- Between 2000 and 2003 the airport saw a ongoing grow in passengers and freight but some decline since 2004
- BonAeroClub also offers sightseeing opportunities and also flight lessons with their Cessna 172.
- 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.
- Flamingo International Airport or Bonaire International Airport is an international airport located at Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands.




