Nonstop flight route between Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia and Riberalta, Bolivia:
Departure Airport:
(11°25'22"S by 130°39'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°1'0"S by 66°7'0"W)
Distance from SNB to RIB:
10,505.69 miles (16,907.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Snake Bay Airport (SNB), Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia and Riberalta Airport (RIB), Riberalta, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,506 miles (or 16,907 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 Snake Bay Airport and Riberalta 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 Snake Bay Airport and Riberalta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNB / YSNB |
| Airport Name: | Snake Bay Airport |
| Location: | Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°25'22"S by 130°39'12"E |
| Area Served: | Melville Island, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Tiwi Island Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 173 feet (53 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNB |
| More Information: | SNB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIB / SLRI |
| Airport Name: | Riberalta Airport |
| Location: | Riberalta, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°1'0"S by 66°7'0"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 462 feet (141 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIB |
| More Information: | RIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Snake Bay Airport (SNB):
- The airfield was never fully utilized as the proposed amphibious operations were canceled and replaced with the New Guinea campaign.
- Snake Bay Airport (SNB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Snake Bay Airport (SNB) is Garden Point Airport (GPN), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) W of SNB.
- The furthest airport from Snake Bay Airport (SNB) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Because of Snake Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Snake Bay 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.
Facts about Riberalta Airport (RIB):
- The furthest airport from Riberalta Airport (RIB) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Riberalta Airport (meaning Riberalta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,114 miles (19,495 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
- Riberalta Airport (RIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Riberalta Airport's relatively low elevation of 462 feet, planes can take off or land at Riberalta 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 Riberalta Airport (RIB) is Guayaramerín Airport (GYA), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) ENE of RIB.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.55 miles (25.03 km) W | Garden Point Airport (GPN) | Pirlangimpi, Northern Territory, Australia |     |
| 2 | 24.04 miles (38.69 km) S | Bathurst Island Airport (BRT) | Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 3 | 70.18 miles (112.94 km) SSE | Darwin International Airport (DRW) | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 4 | 125.25 miles (201.56 km) E | Croker Island Airport (CKI) | Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 5 | 173.76 miles (279.64 km) ESE | Jabiru Airport (JAB) | Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 6 | 209.42 miles (337.04 km) SSW | Port Keats Airfield (PKT) | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 7 | 246.14 miles (396.12 km) E | Maningrida Airport (MNG) | Maningrida, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 8 | 290.53 miles (467.57 km) E | Milingimbi Airport (MGT) | Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 9 | 328.06 miles (527.96 km) SSW | East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 335.15 miles (539.37 km) E | Elcho Island Airport (ELC) | Elcho Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 11 | 339.87 miles (546.96 km) WNW | Viqueque Airport (VIQ) | Viqueque, East Timor | |
| 12 | 353.55 miles (568.99 km) NW | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor | |
| 13 | 356.03 miles (572.97 km) ESE | Lake Evella Airport (LEL) | Gapuwiyak (Lake Evella), Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 14 | 363.58 miles (585.12 km) SSW | Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 389.31 miles (626.53 km) SSW | Argyle Airport (GYL) | Argyle, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,936.16 miles (19,209.34 km) NNE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 2 | 11,917.44 miles (19,179.21 km) NE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 3 | 11,880.44 miles (19,119.66 km) NE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 4 | 11,862.89 miles (19,091.42 km) NE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 5 | 11,837.58 miles (19,050.69 km) NE | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 6 | 11,836.10 miles (19,048.30 km) NNE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 7 | 11,824.73 miles (19,030.02 km) NE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 8 | 11,814.47 miles (19,013.50 km) NE | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 9 | 11,811.55 miles (19,008.81 km) NNE | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 10 | 11,804.08 miles (18,996.78 km) NE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 11 | 11,797.32 miles (18,985.90 km) NE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 12 | 11,789.85 miles (18,973.87 km) NE | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,787.04 miles (18,969.36 km) NE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 14 | 11,774.36 miles (18,948.95 km) NE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 15 | 11,764.44 miles (18,932.99 km) NE | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.00 miles (86.91 km) ENE | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 144.71 miles (232.88 km) WNW | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 3 | 180.82 miles (290.99 km) W | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 195.19 miles (314.13 km) SSE | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 207.26 miles (333.55 km) SE | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 219.16 miles (352.70 km) NE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 7 | 222.69 miles (358.38 km) WSW | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |
| 8 | 230.17 miles (370.42 km) W | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| 9 | 234.20 miles (376.90 km) SE | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 237.62 miles (382.41 km) WSW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 11 | 238.35 miles (383.59 km) S | La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) | La Esperanza, Honduras | |
| 12 | 253.38 miles (407.78 km) SSW | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 269.40 miles (433.56 km) S | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 274.81 miles (442.26 km) SSE | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 275.65 miles (443.62 km) NNE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,113.84 miles (19,495.29 km) ENE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 2 | 12,093.97 miles (19,463.31 km) WNW | Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) | Puerto Princesa City, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,089.81 miles (19,456.61 km) NW | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,061.47 miles (19,411.01 km) W | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,060.18 miles (19,408.93 km) E | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 12,056.16 miles (19,402.45 km) NNW | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,052.30 miles (19,396.25 km) ENE | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 12,031.05 miles (19,362.06 km) NNW | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,030.73 miles (19,361.53 km) ENE | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 12,015.68 miles (19,337.32 km) NNW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,011.19 miles (19,330.08 km) N | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 12 | 12,009.14 miles (19,326.79 km) W | Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) | Coron, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,000.95 miles (19,313.62 km) N | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 11,998.18 miles (19,309.14 km) NNW | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 11,983.06 miles (19,284.82 km) NW | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |