Nonstop flight route between Newport News, Virginia, United States and Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States and Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU), Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,965 miles (or 16,037 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 Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and Gusti Syamsir Alam 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 Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PHF / KPHF |
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Location: | Newport News, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°7'54"N by 76°29'35"W |
Area Served: | Virginia Peninsula |
Operator/Owner: | The Peninsula Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PHF |
More Information: | PHF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBU / WRBK |
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Location: | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°17'44"S by 116°9'51"E |
Area Served: | Stagen, Kotabaru |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KBU |
More Information: | KBU Maps & Info |
Facts about Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):
- The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The PAC renamed the facility Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in September 1990.
- In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
- Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
- Until the 1990s, part of the original terminal building was named Flight Services Building, and home to the National Weather Service.
- Frontier Airlines began nonstop service from Newport News in 2010 as the airport was finishing a $23 million renovation.
- The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.
- Newport News–Williamsburg is also the first airport in the nation to undergo a sustainability project, to incorporate green technology in every facet of operations.
- Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg 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.
- When the United States Congress deregulated the airlines in 1978, many airlines serving Patrick Henry Airport consolidated their southeast Virginia services at other area airports.
Facts about Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU):
- Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport", other names for KBU include "Bandar Udara Gusti Syamsir Alam" and "WAOK".
- The closest airport to Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) is Batu Licin Airport (BTW), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SW of KBU.
- Because of Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Gusti Syamsir Alam 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.
- The furthest airport from Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) is Canaima Airport (CAJ), which is nearly antipodal to Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (meaning Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canaima Airport), and is located 12,223 miles (19,671 kilometers) away in Canaima, Venezuela.