Nonstop flight route between Astraksetra, Indonesia and Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(4°37'0"S by 105°13'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°30'19"N by 1°59'35"W)
Distance from AKQ to LYE:
7,205.36 miles (11,595.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), Astraksetra, Indonesia and RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,205 miles (or 11,596 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 Gunung Batin Airport and RAF Lyneham, 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 Gunung Batin Airport and RAF Lyneham. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKQ / WIAG |
| Airport Name: | Gunung Batin Airport |
| Location: | Astraksetra, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°37'0"S by 105°13'59"E |
| Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKQ |
| More Information: | AKQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYE / EGDL |
| Airport Name: | RAF Lyneham |
| Location: | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°30'19"N by 1°59'35"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 512 feet (156 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYE |
| More Information: | LYE Maps & Info |
Facts about Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ):
- Because of Gunung Batin Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Gunung Batin 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 closest airport to Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) S of AKQ.
- The furthest airport from Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) is Santiago Vila Airport (GIR), which is nearly antipodal to Gunung Batin Airport (meaning Gunung Batin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santiago Vila Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Girardot, Colombia.
Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):
- Because of RAF Lyneham's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Lyneham 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.
- RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from RAF Lyneham (LYE) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- On 16 October 1946, 511 squadron was formed again as an Avro York operator.
- A single enemy aircraft attacked the station on 19 September 1940, dropping an incendiary and two high explosive bombs before strafing part of the airfield.
- The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.40 miles (69.85 km) S | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 124.16 miles (199.82 km) NNW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 142.98 miles (230.11 km) SE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 161.22 miles (259.47 km) SE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 206.29 miles (331.99 km) WNW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 216.65 miles (348.66 km) NE | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 225.48 miles (362.88 km) SE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 233.17 miles (375.25 km) NNW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 271.15 miles (436.37 km) ESE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 280.05 miles (450.70 km) SE | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 313.17 miles (504.00 km) WNW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 334.93 miles (539.01 km) SE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 348.20 miles (560.37 km) SE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 379.32 miles (610.45 km) ENE | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 385.77 miles (620.83 km) N | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,413.18 miles (19,977.02 km) N | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,408.22 miles (19,969.04 km) ENE | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,394.85 miles (19,947.53 km) N | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,393.72 miles (19,945.71 km) W | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,381.04 miles (19,925.30 km) ENE | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,368.46 miles (19,905.06 km) ENE | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,367.01 miles (19,902.73 km) E | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,354.33 miles (19,882.31 km) E | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,345.81 miles (19,868.61 km) WNW | Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) | Apiay, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,320.44 miles (19,827.78 km) NNE | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 11 | 12,316.04 miles (19,820.70 km) NNE | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,314.16 miles (19,817.67 km) W | Aguaclara Airport (ACL) | Aguaclara, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,312.39 miles (19,814.82 km) NNE | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,303.06 miles (19,799.80 km) ENE | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,287.98 miles (19,775.55 km) ENE | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.02 miles (24.17 km) NE | RAF Fairford (FFD) | Fairford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 24.39 miles (39.25 km) NE | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 25.83 miles (41.57 km) W | Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 32.38 miles (52.12 km) WSW | Bristol Airport (BRS) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 36.84 miles (59.30 km) NE | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 39.31 miles (63.26 km) ENE | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 46.89 miles (75.46 km) ESE | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 47.22 miles (75.99 km) SE | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 49.03 miles (78.91 km) ESE | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 50.54 miles (81.33 km) S | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 50.94 miles (81.98 km) ESE | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 52.57 miles (84.60 km) ENE | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 54.78 miles (88.15 km) ESE | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 58.61 miles (94.32 km) W | Cardiff Airport (CWL) | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 62.49 miles (100.57 km) W | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,912.78 miles (19,171.71 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,888.73 miles (19,133.00 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,884.66 miles (19,126.46 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,874.35 miles (19,109.87 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,849.20 miles (19,069.40 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,848.89 miles (19,068.89 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,846.39 miles (19,064.86 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,837.93 miles (19,051.25 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,827.26 miles (19,034.09 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,819.32 miles (19,021.31 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,818.84 miles (19,020.52 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,797.43 miles (18,986.07 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,789.42 miles (18,973.18 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,776.24 miles (18,951.98 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,775.08 miles (18,950.11 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |