Nonstop flight route between Ugashik, Alaska, United States and near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ugashik Airport (UGS), Ugashik, Alaska, United States and Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,481 miles (or 8,820 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 Ugashik Airport and Flamingo International 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 Ugashik Airport and Flamingo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UGS / |
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| Location: | Ugashik, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°31'23"N by 157°23'45"W |
| Area Served: | Ugashik, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UGS |
| More Information: | UGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BON / TNCB |
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| Location: | near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°7'51"N by 68°16'6"W |
| Area Served: | Bonaire |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BON |
| More Information: | BON Maps & Info |
Facts about Ugashik Airport (UGS):
- In addition to being known as "Ugashik Airport", another name for UGS is "9A8".
- The closest airport to Ugashik Airport (UGS) is Pilot Point Airport (PIP), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of UGS.
- Because of Ugashik Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugashik 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 furthest airport from Ugashik Airport (UGS) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,812 miles (17,400 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Ugashik Airport (UGS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):
- American soldiers arrived on Bonaire in the second half of 1943 and their commander stated that a new airport had to be built.
- In 1970 the runway was extended to a length of 1750 meters and a width of 30 meters, enough for a DC9 to land and take-off with full load.
- The closest airport to Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) W of BON.
- Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Flamingo International Airport (meaning Flamingo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,535 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
- Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
- Since May 2008, Bonaire International Airport has started with the renovation of the parking places at Flamingo Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
- Because of Flamingo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Flamingo 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.
- Due to the introduction of this new system, Bonaire International Airport N.V.
