Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Brunei International Airport (BWN), Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,682 miles (or 15,582 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 Moody Air Force Base and Brunei International 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 Moody Air Force Base and Brunei International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAD / KVAD |
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Location: | Valdosta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'4"N by 83°11'34"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VAD |
More Information: | VAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWN / WBSB |
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Location: | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°56'39"N by 114°55'41"E |
Area Served: | Brunei |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Brunei |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWN |
More Information: | BWN Maps & Info |
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- Moody Army Airfield was activated on 26 June 1941.
- The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
- Following the end of the war, activity at Moody diminished to the point that 24 of the 93 A-26s had to be placed in flyable storage.
- The Air Force reorganized the MAJCOMs at the end of the Cold War, and on 1 June 1992 Moody was reassigned from the inactivating Tactical Air Command to the new Air Combat Command.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- To inject more realism into the training, ATC made arrangements with Strategic Air Command to allow instructor pilots to fly intercept missions against SAC bombers with F-86D Sabre, With the addition of interceptor crew training and the acquisition of interceptor aircraft, HQ USAF decided effective 20 October 1953 to assign ATC responsibility for supporting Air Defense Command's interceptor forces.
Facts about Brunei International Airport (BWN):
- A new airport was constructed in Mukim Berakas in the Brunei-Muara District, because this location was easily accessible from all areas of the country.
- Because of Brunei International Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Brunei 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 2008, it was announced that a study to review necessary expansions and modifications was completed, and a masterplan was written up soon after.
- Brunei International Airport is the primary airport in the nation of Brunei.
- The furthest airport from Brunei International Airport (BWN) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Brunei International Airport (meaning Brunei International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,326 miles (19,837 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Brunei International Airport", other names for BWN include "لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا بروني" and "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Brunei".
- The closest airport to Brunei International Airport (BWN) is Limbang Airport (LMN), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSE of BWN.
- Brunei International Airport (BWN) currently has only 1 runway.