Nonstop flight route between Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands and Concord, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(9°51'16"S by 161°58'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°59'22"N by 122°3'24"W)
Distance from RNA to CCR:
5,889.53 miles (9,478.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ulawa Airport (RNA), Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR), Concord, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,890 miles (or 9,478 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 large distance between Ulawa Airport and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base, 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 Ulawa Airport and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RNA / AGAR |
| Airport Name: | Ulawa Airport |
| Location: | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°51'16"S by 161°58'45"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from RNA |
| More Information: | RNA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCR / KCCR |
| Airport Name: | Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base |
| Location: | Concord, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°59'22"N by 122°3'24"W |
| Area Served: | Contra Costa County, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Contra Costa County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CCR |
| More Information: | CCR Maps & Info |
Facts about Ulawa Airport (RNA):
- The furthest airport from Ulawa Airport (RNA) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Ulawa Airport (meaning Ulawa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,258 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
- The closest airport to Ulawa Airport (RNA) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) S of RNA.
Facts about Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR):
- Commuter airline flights to San Francisco International Airport with small prop aircraft started in 1969, but were gone by 1980.
- The furthest airport from Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,334 miles (18,241 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base 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.
- Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) has 4 runways.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a reliever airport.
- The closest airport to Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NW of CCR.
- Beginning in the 1990s the Board of Supervisors updated the Buchanan Field Airport Master Plan.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.46 miles (66.72 km) S | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 83.87 miles (134.98 km) WNW | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 94.61 miles (152.26 km) NW | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 119.28 miles (191.96 km) NW | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 134.36 miles (216.23 km) WNW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 145.91 miles (234.82 km) W | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 178.71 miles (287.61 km) SW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 195.34 miles (314.37 km) WNW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 203.57 miles (327.61 km) NW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 338.60 miles (544.91 km) WNW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 346.97 miles (558.39 km) WNW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 369.55 miles (594.74 km) WNW | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 439.12 miles (706.69 km) WNW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 460.84 miles (741.64 km) WNW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 466.30 miles (750.43 km) SE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,258.16 miles (19,727.55 km) NW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 2 | 12,240.23 miles (19,698.70 km) NNW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 3 | 12,223.10 miles (19,671.12 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 4 | 12,216.08 miles (19,659.83 km) NNW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 5 | 12,178.92 miles (19,600.03 km) NNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 6 | 12,171.33 miles (19,587.80 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 7 | 12,141.89 miles (19,540.43 km) NW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 8 | 12,135.93 miles (19,530.84 km) W | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 9 | 12,132.06 miles (19,524.61 km) W | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 10 | 12,111.76 miles (19,491.94 km) NNW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 11 | 12,097.40 miles (19,468.83 km) N | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 12 | 12,096.79 miles (19,467.85 km) WNW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 12,088.13 miles (19,453.91 km) WNW | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 12,069.25 miles (19,423.53 km) WNW | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 15 | 12,048.17 miles (19,389.60 km) NW | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.66 miles (31.64 km) NW | Napa County Airport (APC) | Napa, California, United States | |
| 2 | 20.14 miles (32.41 km) NNE | Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) | Fairfield, California, United States | |
| 3 | 20.58 miles (33.13 km) SSW | Oakland International Airport (OAK) | Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States | |
| 4 | 23.13 miles (37.22 km) S | Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) | Hayward, California, United States | |
| 5 | 24.20 miles (38.95 km) SSE | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| 6 | 27.31 miles (43.95 km) N | Nut Tree Airport (VCB) | Vacaville, California, United States | |
| 7 | 29.16 miles (46.93 km) WNW | Marin County Airport (NOT) | Novato, California, United States | |
| 8 | 30.95 miles (49.81 km) SW | San Francisco International Airport (SFO) | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| 9 | 36.66 miles (59.00 km) S | Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO) | Palo Alto, California, United States | |
| 10 | 39.71 miles (63.91 km) S | Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) | Mountain View, California, United States | |
| 11 | 40.89 miles (65.81 km) SW | Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | |
| 12 | 43.88 miles (70.61 km) S | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 13 | 45.09 miles (72.57 km) E | Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) | Stockton, California, United States | |
| 14 | 47.21 miles (75.97 km) SSE | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 15 | 47.33 miles (76.17 km) NE | Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,334.31 miles (18,240.76 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,275.41 miles (18,145.96 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,246.46 miles (18,099.38 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,235.00 miles (18,080.93 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,223.44 miles (18,062.33 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,143.68 miles (17,933.97 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,135.80 miles (17,921.29 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 8 | 11,123.95 miles (17,902.21 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,035.84 miles (17,760.43 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,033.25 miles (17,756.25 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,019.42 miles (17,733.99 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,969.35 miles (17,653.41 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,968.58 miles (17,652.18 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,959.18 miles (17,637.05 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,938.23 miles (17,603.34 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |