Nonstop flight route between Troyes, France and Buka Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(48°19'18"N by 4°1'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°25'19"S by 154°40'21"E)
Distance from QYR to BUA:
9,007.13 miles (14,495.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR), Troyes, France and Buka Island Airport (BUA), Buka Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,007 miles (or 14,496 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 Troyes - Barberey 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 Troyes - Barberey 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: | QYR / LFQB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Troyes, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°19'18"N by 4°1'0"E |
| Area Served: | Troyes, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI de Troyes et de l'Aube |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 388 feet (118 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QYR |
| More Information: | QYR 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 Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR):
- The closest airport to Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) is Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NNE of QYR.
- Because of Troyes - Barberey Airport's relatively low elevation of 388 feet, planes can take off or land at Troyes - Barberey 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 "Troyes - Barberey Airport", another name for QYR is "Aéroport de Troyes - Barberey".
- The furthest airport from Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Troyes - Barberey Airport (meaning Troyes - Barberey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,124 miles (19,512 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) has 3 runways.
Facts about Buka Island Airport (BUA):
- There is one navigational aid, the Buka NDB situated on nearby Sohano Island.
- Buka Island Airport (BUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Today the airport is the primary air portal into Bougainville, and even 60 years after the war, wreckage from the military use of the airfield by the Japanese and Americans is easily found in the area.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.39 miles (52.12 km) NNE | Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) | Vatry, France |     |
| 2 | 40.67 miles (65.46 km) SW | Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF) | Auxerre, France | |
| 3 | 59.65 miles (96.00 km) NNW | Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) | Château-Thierry, France | |
| 4 | 68.32 miles (109.96 km) N | Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) | Reims, France | |
| 5 | 79.90 miles (128.58 km) WNW | Paris Orly Airport (ORY) | Paris-Orly, Paris, France | |
| 6 | 82.17 miles (132.25 km) NW | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) | Paris, France | |
| 7 | 84.70 miles (136.31 km) WNW | Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) | Le Bourget (near Paris), France | |
| 8 | 87.85 miles (141.38 km) SE | Dijon Air Base (DIJ) | Dijon, France | |
| 9 | 92.31 miles (148.56 km) WNW | Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF) | Toussus-le-Noble, France | |
| 10 | 94.19 miles (151.59 km) E | Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL) | Juvaincourt, Vosges, France | |
| 11 | 106.52 miles (171.43 km) WSW | Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) | Orléans, France | |
| 12 | 110.27 miles (177.46 km) SE | Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) | Dole, France | |
| 13 | 111.44 miles (179.35 km) ENE | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| 14 | 114.76 miles (184.69 km) W | Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) | Chartres, France | |
| 15 | 115.99 miles (186.66 km) SW | Bourges Airport (BOU) | Bourges, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,124.25 miles (19,512.04 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,792.55 miles (18,978.22 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,788.55 miles (18,971.78 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,783.79 miles (18,964.13 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,782.01 miles (18,961.26 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,777.71 miles (18,954.34 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,776.42 miles (18,952.26 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,767.49 miles (18,937.88 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,767.24 miles (18,937.49 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,759.68 miles (18,925.33 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,754.23 miles (18,916.54 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,746.30 miles (18,903.80 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,729.90 miles (18,877.39 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,720.06 miles (18,861.57 km) SE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,712.54 miles (18,849.46 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.73 miles (113.82 km) NNW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 94.46 miles (152.01 km) SE | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 136.91 miles (220.34 km) SE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 148.20 miles (238.51 km) SE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 150.79 miles (242.66 km) SSE | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 174.66 miles (281.09 km) WNW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 195.74 miles (315.01 km) NW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 198.38 miles (319.26 km) W | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 216.52 miles (348.46 km) NW | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 218.28 miles (351.28 km) W | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 238.34 miles (383.57 km) SE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 239.73 miles (385.81 km) ESE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 268.10 miles (431.47 km) SE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 288.56 miles (464.39 km) SSW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 293.54 miles (472.41 km) W | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,780.59 miles (18,958.98 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,768.57 miles (18,939.63 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,768.55 miles (18,939.59 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,749.15 miles (18,908.38 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,678.23 miles (18,794.25 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,678.02 miles (18,793.91 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 7 | 11,671.84 miles (18,783.96 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 8 | 11,662.10 miles (18,768.29 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,648.17 miles (18,745.87 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,647.20 miles (18,744.31 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 11 | 11,639.22 miles (18,731.47 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 12 | 11,638.24 miles (18,729.88 km) NNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,631.66 miles (18,719.29 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 14 | 11,629.96 miles (18,716.56 km) NE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,622.66 miles (18,704.82 km) N | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |