Nonstop flight route between Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States and Burao, Somalia:
Departure Airport:
(27°54'36"N by 82°41'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°31'0"N by 45°34'0"E)
Distance from PIE to BUO:
8,120.54 miles (13,068.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE), Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States and Burao Airport (BUO), Burao, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,121 miles (or 13,069 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 St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport and Burao 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 St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport and Burao Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIE / KPIE |
| Airport Name: | St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport |
| Location: | Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°54'36"N by 82°41'15"W |
| Area Served: | St. Petersburg / Clearwater, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Pinellas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIE |
| More Information: | PIE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUO / HCMV |
| Airport Name: | Burao Airport |
| Location: | Burao, Somalia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°31'0"N by 45°34'0"E |
| Area Served: | Burao, Somalia |
| Elevation: | 3400 feet (1,036 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUO |
| More Information: | BUO Maps & Info |
Facts about St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE):
- Because of its lesser pace of operations, PIE is frequently used instead of TPA as a destination airport by pilots of private planes and executive jets for access to the Tampa Bay Area.
- This historic event marked the beginning of commercial air transportation anywhere in the world and is commemorated by a replica of the Benoist aircraft and a plaque at the airport terminal baggage claim area.
- St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) has 4 runways.
- The airport includes a 24-hour airport rescue and fire-fighting department, facilities, operations, engineering, security, and administrative personnel.
- The closest airport to St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is Clearwater Air Park (CLW), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NW of PIE.
- The furthest airport from St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,426 miles (18,388 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Pete–Clearwater 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.
- With the advent of the Jet age, the airport's runway was extended northward into Tampa Bay and the first commercial jet service to PIE was operated by Northwest.
Facts about Burao Airport (BUO):
- The furthest airport from Burao Airport (BUO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Burao Airport (meaning Burao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,124 miles (19,512 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Burao Airport (BUO) is Berbera Airport (BBO), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NW of BUO.
- Burao Airport (BUO) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.33 miles (10.19 km) NW | Clearwater Air Park (CLW) | Clearwater, Florida, United States |     |
| 2 | 10.44 miles (16.81 km) ENE | Tampa International Airport (TPA) | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 10.68 miles (17.19 km) SSE | Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 10.99 miles (17.69 km) ESE | MacDill Air Force Base (MCF) | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 14.56 miles (23.43 km) E | Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF) | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 36.47 miles (58.69 km) SSE | Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) | Sarasota, Florida (near Bradenton), United States | |
| 7 | 39.16 miles (63.02 km) NE | Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 41.19 miles (66.28 km) E | Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) | Lakeland, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 55.24 miles (88.91 km) E | Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) | Bartow, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 57.97 miles (93.29 km) E | Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 59.87 miles (96.35 km) SSE | Venice Municipal Airport (VNC) | Venice, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 74.19 miles (119.39 km) ESE | Avon Park Executive Airport (AVO) | Avon Park, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 75.95 miles (122.22 km) ENE | Walt Disney World Airport (DWS) | Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] | |
| 14 | 80.59 miles (129.70 km) ENE | Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 80.72 miles (129.90 km) SSE | Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) | Punta Gorda, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,425.80 miles (18,387.99 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,403.75 miles (18,352.52 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,401.72 miles (18,349.24 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,378.27 miles (18,311.50 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,354.19 miles (18,272.75 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,350.11 miles (18,266.18 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,328.53 miles (18,231.45 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,317.40 miles (18,213.54 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,311.14 miles (18,203.47 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,305.37 miles (18,194.18 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,299.06 miles (18,184.02 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,293.48 miles (18,175.05 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,290.37 miles (18,170.04 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,287.20 miles (18,164.95 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,283.57 miles (18,159.10 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 73.80 miles (118.77 km) NW | Berbera Airport (BBO) | Berbera, Somalia | |
| 2 | 100.70 miles (162.06 km) W | Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) | Hargeisa, Somalia | |
| 3 | 146.29 miles (235.42 km) ENE | Erigavo Airport (ERA) | Erigavo, Somalia | |
| 4 | 167.16 miles (269.02 km) W | Borama Airport (BXX) | Borama, Somalia | |
| 5 | 181.46 miles (292.03 km) W | Wilwal International Airport (JIJ) | Jijiga, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 212.63 miles (342.19 km) SSW | Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) | Kabri Dar (Kabre Dare), Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 215.30 miles (346.50 km) NW | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) | Djibouti, Djibouti | |
| 8 | 221.22 miles (356.03 km) NW | Moucha Airport (MHI) | Moucha Island, Djibouti | |
| 9 | 224.19 miles (360.80 km) WNW | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 10 | 228.91 miles (368.39 km) SE | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) | Galcaio, Somalia | |
| 11 | 229.81 miles (369.85 km) NW | Obock Airport (OBC) | Obock, Djibouti | |
| 12 | 231.77 miles (373.00 km) N | Aden International Airport (ADE) | Aden, Yemen | |
| 13 | 253.05 miles (407.24 km) W | Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 272.15 miles (437.98 km) ENE | Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA) | Boosaaso, Somalia | |
| 15 | 282.40 miles (454.49 km) SSW | Gode Airport (GDE) | Gode, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,124.36 miles (19,512.21 km) E | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,821.42 miles (19,024.68 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,806.03 miles (18,999.91 km) SSE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,731.86 miles (18,880.55 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,702.24 miles (18,832.88 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,701.84 miles (18,832.23 km) SE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,647.29 miles (18,744.44 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,611.99 miles (18,687.64 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,580.20 miles (18,636.48 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,568.89 miles (18,618.27 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,556.38 miles (18,598.14 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,527.31 miles (18,551.36 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,524.44 miles (18,546.75 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,516.97 miles (18,534.73 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,498.88 miles (18,505.61 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |