Nonstop flight route between Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia and Sweetwater, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN), Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia and Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,002 miles (or 14,488 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 Bario Kelabit Airport and Avenger Field, 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 Bario Kelabit Airport and Avenger Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBN / WBGZ |
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Location: | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°44'12"N by 115°28'9"E |
Area Served: | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Sdn. Bhd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3450 feet (1,052 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBN |
More Information: | BBN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWW / KSWW |
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Location: | Sweetwater, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W |
Area Served: | Sweetwater, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sweetwater |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2380 feet (725 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWW |
More Information: | SWW Maps & Info |
Facts about Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN):
- The closest airport to Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) is Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ENE of BBN.
- In addition to being known as "Bario Kelabit Airport", other names for BBN include "Lapangan Terbang Bario Kelabit" and "BBN[1]".
- Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Bario Kelabit Airport (meaning Bario Kelabit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Avenger Field was the largest all-female air base in American history.
- Avenger Field remained a WASP training base until it closed in December 1944.
- Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
- In 1967 the search radar was replaced by an AN/FPS-67B.
- As a Texas World War II Army Airfield, "Avenger Field" opened in August 1941 as a United States Army Air Forces training base of the AAF Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center.