Nonstop flight route between Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States and Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quakertown Airport (UKT), Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States and Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG), Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,208 miles (or 11,600 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 Quakertown Airport and Butaritari Atoll 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 Quakertown Airport and Butaritari Atoll Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UKT / KUKT |
Airport Name: | Quakertown Airport |
Location: | Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'11"N by 75°22'49"W |
Area Served: | Quakertown, Pennsylvania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 526 feet (160 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UKT |
More Information: | UKT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBG / NGTU |
Airport Name: | Butaritari Atoll Airport |
Location: | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°5'11"N by 172°48'41"E |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBG |
More Information: | BBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Quakertown Airport (UKT):
- The furthest airport from Quakertown Airport (UKT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,706 miles (18,839 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Quakertown Airport (UKT) is Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNW of UKT.
- Because of Quakertown Airport's relatively low elevation of 526 feet, planes can take off or land at Quakertown 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.
- Quakertown Airport (UKT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG):
- Butaritari Atoll Airport is an airport on Butaritari in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati.
- The Americans pulled out at the end of 1944, abandoning the airfield.
- Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Butaritari Atoll Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Butaritari Atoll 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 Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) is Marakei Airport (MZK), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) SSE of BBG.
- Butaritari Atoll Airport was built in Kiribati during World War II by the United States after seizing the island from the Japanese.
- The furthest airport from Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is located 11,920 miles (19,183 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.