Nonstop flight route between Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands and Branson, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS), Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands and Branson Airport (BKG), Branson, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,468 miles (or 12,019 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 Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport and Branson 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 Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport and Branson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKS / AGGA |
Airport Name: | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport |
Location: | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°41'52"S by 160°40'50"E |
View all routes: | Routes from AKS |
More Information: | AKS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKG / KBBG |
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Location: | Branson, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°31'54"N by 93°12'2"W |
Area Served: | Branson, Missouri |
Operator/Owner: | Branson Airport, LLC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1302 feet (397 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKG |
More Information: | BKG Maps & Info |
Facts about Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS):
- The closest airport to Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) is Uru Harbour Airport (ATD), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ESE of AKS.
- The furthest airport from Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (meaning Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,140 miles (19,537 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
Facts about Branson Airport (BKG):
- Prior to construction of Branson Airport, the closest commercial service airport was Springfield-Branson National Airport 50 miles northwest of Branson.
- “We don’t want suicide fares, two or three airlines bashing each other over the head until someone says ‘uncle’ and leaves,” said Peet, explaining why the airport agreed to protect the airlines from competition.
- In addition to being known as "Branson Airport", another name for BKG is "BBG".
- The closest airport to Branson Airport (BKG) is M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNW of BKG.
- Branson Airport (BKG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The owners have put the naming rights for the FBO, the terminal, and the entire airport up for sale.
- On February 24, 2014, Frontier Airlines announced that their Branson to Denver service would be upgraded from seasonal to daily beginning June 9, 2014.
- The furthest airport from Branson Airport (BKG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,835 miles (17,438 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Plans also call for the construction of an 8,000-seat arena and 15,000-seat amphitheater near the airport.
- There were two airlines operating at the time of Branson's opening, AirTran Airways and Sun Country Airlines.