Nonstop flight route between near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and North Texas Regional Airport (PNX), Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,328 miles (or 3,747 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 relatively short distance between Flamingo International Airport and North Texas Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNX / KGYI |
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Location: | Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°42'51"N by 96°40'24"W |
Area Served: | Sherman / Denison |
Operator/Owner: | Grayson County, Texas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 749 feet (228 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PNX |
More Information: | PNX Maps & Info |
Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):
- 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.
- 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.
- Bonaire's first airport was located near Tra'i Montaña Subi Blanku and walked across the current path of Kralendijk to Rincon.
- 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.
- 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 construction of a new runway began in the last months of 1953 and was completed in 1955.
- The single runway 10/28 is 2,880 m × 45 m.
- Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
- Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
- BonAeroClub also offers sightseeing opportunities and also flight lessons with their Cessna 172.
Facts about North Texas Regional Airport (PNX):
- As a reliever airport, unconfirmed reports suggest that the airport might be a third airport for the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex If this occurs, airline traffic would be focused on regional jets.
- North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) has 2 runways.
- Because of North Texas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 749 feet, planes can take off or land at North Texas Regional 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.
- In addition to being known as "North Texas Regional Airport", other names for PNX include "Perrin Field" and "GYI".
- After seeing the fighters take off from here as a young man, aviation expert Chesley Sullenberger became interested in flying.
- The closest airport to North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) is Eaker Field (DUA), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) NE of PNX.
- The furthest airport from North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,878 miles (17,506 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.