Nonstop flight route between Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil and Buka Island, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Navegantes Airport (NVT), Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil and Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,714 miles (or 15,634 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 Navegantes 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 Navegantes 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: | NVT / SBNF |
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Location: | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°52'42"S by 48°39'2"W |
Area Served: | Navegantes |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NVT |
More Information: | NVT 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 Navegantes Airport (NVT):
- In addition to being known as "Navegantes Airport", another name for NVT is "Aeroporto Internacional de Navegantes - Ministro Victor Konder".
- Navegantes Airport (NVT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Navegantes Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Navegantes 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 Navegantes Airport (NVT) is Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NNW of NVT.
- For passengers holding Azul or TAM tickets, the company offers free transportation to Blumenau and paid transportation to Camboriú.
- The furthest airport from Navegantes Airport (NVT) is Kitadaito Airport (KTD), which is nearly antipodal to Navegantes Airport (meaning Navegantes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kitadaito Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,911 kilometers) away in Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
- In relation to their city centers, the airport is located 12 km from Navegantes, 7 km from Itajaí, 20 km from Camboriú, and 45 km from Blumenau.
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- On 13 May 1943 Allied reconnaissance observed 36 fighters and 6 bombers at the airstrip.
- 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.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The origins of the airfield begin in 1941 when Australian troops built gun pits around a primitive airstrip in December 1941.
- The closest airport to Buka Island Airport (BUA) is Nissan Island Airport (IIS), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NNW of BUA.
- 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.