Nonstop flight route between Zahedan, Iran and Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zahedan Airport (ZAH), Zahedan, Iran and Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG), Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,416 miles (or 11,934 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 Zahedan 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 Zahedan 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: | ZAH / OIZH |
| Airport Name: | Zahedan Airport |
| Location: | Zahedan, Iran |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°28'32"N by 60°54'22"E |
| Elevation: | 4564 feet (1,391 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAH |
| More Information: | ZAH 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 Zahedan Airport (ZAH):
- The furthest airport from Zahedan Airport (ZAH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Zahedan Airport (ZAH) is Zaranj Airport (ZAJ), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) NNE of ZAH.
- Because of Zahedan Airport's high elevation of 4,564 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZAH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZAH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Zahedan Airport (ZAH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG):
- 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 (BBG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Americans pulled out at the end of 1944, abandoning the airfield.
- 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.
