Nonstop flight route between Bukoba, Tanzania and Brunswick, Maine, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bukoba Airport (BKZ), Bukoba, Tanzania and Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), Brunswick, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,866 miles (or 11,050 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 Bukoba Airport and Naval Air Station Brunswick, 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 Bukoba Airport and Naval Air Station Brunswick. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKZ / HTBU |
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Location: | Bukoba, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°19'55"S by 31°49'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3766 feet (1,148 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKZ |
More Information: | BKZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NHZ / KNHZ |
Airport Name: | Naval Air Station Brunswick |
Location: | Brunswick, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°53'31"N by 69°56'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NHZ |
More Information: | NHZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Bukoba Airport (BKZ):
- Bukoba Airport (BKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bukoba Airport handled 22,599 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Bukoba Airport (BKZ) is Mbarara Airport (MBQ), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) WNW of BKZ.
- In addition to being known as "Bukoba Airport", another name for BKZ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Bukoba (Swahili)".
- The furthest airport from Bukoba Airport (BKZ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,802 miles (18,993 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ):
- Because of Naval Air Station Brunswick's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Brunswick 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.
- Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) is Wiscasset Airport (ISS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) ENE of NHZ.
- Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, was originally constructed and occupied in March 1943, and was first commissioned on April 15, 1943, to train and form-up Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm pilots to fly squadrons of the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, and of the Grumman TBF Avenger and F6F Hellcat, for the British Naval Command.
- During the mid-1990s with the breakup and subsequent conflict in the former Republic of Yugoslavia, Patrol Squadrons 8, 10, 11, 26 from NAS Brunswick were called upon to fly countless sorties in the Adriatic Sea in support of Operation Sharp Guard.
- On August 2 of 1990, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein launched an invasion on the neighboring country of Kuwait.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,697 miles (18,825 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The base is now known as Brunswick Landing.
- In May 2008, Captain Will Fitzgerald relieved Captain George Womack, becoming NAS Brunswick’s 36th and final Commanding Officer, and was tasked with the responsibility of closing the base.
- On April 2, 2011, the airport reopened as Brunswick Executive Airport.
- On March 15, 1951, the National Ensign was hoisted, re-commissioning the station as a Naval Air Facility.