Nonstop flight route between Bontang, Indonesia and Pocatello, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bontang Airport (BXT), Bontang, Indonesia and Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH), Pocatello, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,149 miles (or 13,115 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 Bontang Airport and Pocatello Regional 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 Bontang Airport and Pocatello Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXT / WRLC |
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Location: | Bontang, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°7'17"N by 117°28'35"E |
Area Served: | Bontang |
Operator/Owner: | PT. Badak NGL |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BXT |
More Information: | BXT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIH / KPIH |
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Location: | Pocatello, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°54'34"N by 112°35'44"W |
Area Served: | Pocatello, Idaho |
Operator/Owner: | City of Pocatello |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4452 feet (1,357 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIH |
More Information: | PIH Maps & Info |
Facts about Bontang Airport (BXT):
- The closest airport to Bontang Airport (BXT) is Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN), which is located 104 miles (168 kilometers) SSW of BXT.
- Because of Bontang Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Bontang 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.
- Bontang Airport (BXT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bontang Airport (BXT) is Barcelos Airport (BAZ), which is nearly antipodal to Bontang Airport (meaning Bontang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barcelos Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Bontang Airport", other names for BXT include "Bandar Udara Bontang", "Lapangan Terbang Bontang" and "WALC".
Facts about Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH):
- In 1943, the Pocatello Army Airfield was built as a Second Air Force heavy bomber training base.
- In 2014, a World-War II era mortar was found on the airport grounds while doing routine maintenance work.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 25,756 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 21,039 in 2009, and 20,825 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,820 miles (17,413 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) is Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NNE of PIH.
- Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Pocatello Regional Airport", another name for PIH is "(formerly Pocatello Army Airfield)".
- Because of Pocatello Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,452 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PIH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PIH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Horizon Air served Pocatello until January 7, 2006, originally with service to Salt Lake City in 1983.