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Scan through all non-stop flights from Rabaul to Buka Island. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from RAB to BUA, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.
Buka Island is a tropical destination known for its warm climate, with temperatures between 25°C and 30°C (77°F to 86°F) throughout the year. The area is characterized by high humidity and frequent rainfall.
Since Buka Island is situated south of the equator, the dry season runs from May to October. This makes it the ideal time to visit. During these months, you can expect mostly dry weather, while the wet season can bring days of rain. Temperatures remain high year-round, along with high humidity levels.
In total there are 2 airlines operating nonstop flights from Rabaul RAB to Buka Island BUA. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
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Flights from RAB to BUA are operated 6 times a week, with an average of 1 flight per day. Departure times vary between 09:30 - 12:10. The earliest flight departs at 09:30, the last flight departs at 12:10. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
You can fly in Economy and Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are not available on this route (at least not as a non-stop flight).
The fastest direct flight from Rabaul to Buka Island takes 40 minutes. The flight distance between Rabaul and Buka Island is 174 miles (or 280 km).
There is 1 airport in Buka Island: Buka Island Airport (BUA).
There are 6 flights per week flying from Rabaul to Buka Island (as of April 2026).
40 minutes is the average flight time from Rabaul to Buka Island.
The distance from Rabaul to Buka Island is 174 miles (280 kilometers).
Air Niugini and Airlines PNG are flying nonstop from Rabaul to Buka Island.
There are no alliances flying direct from Rabaul to Buka Island at the moment.
You can fly non-stop in Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly from Rabaul to Buka Island:
The earliest flight departs at 09:30 from Rabaul and arrives at 11:30 at Buka Island.
The latest flight departs at 12:10 from Rabaul and arrives at 14:10 at Buka Island.
174 miles (280 km) · 40m
09:30
11:30
Airlines PNG
CG 8820
Airlines PNG
Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72
Y
W
J
F
11:35
13:15
Air Niugini
PX 252
Air Niugini
Fokker 100
Y
W
J
F
12:10
14:10
Airlines PNG
CG 8822
Airlines PNG
Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72
Y
W
J
F
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