Nonstop flight route between Ayawasi, Indonesia and Van Nuys, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ayawasi Airport (AYW), Ayawasi, Indonesia and Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Van Nuys, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,346 miles (or 11,823 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 Ayawasi Airport and Van Nuys 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 Ayawasi Airport and Van Nuys Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYW / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Ayawasi, Indonesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°11'59"S by 132°30'0"E | 
| Elevation: | 1800 feet (549 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AYW | 
| More Information: | AYW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VNY / KVNY | 
| Airport Name: | Van Nuys Airport | 
| Location: | Van Nuys, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'34"N by 118°29'23"W | 
| Area Served: | Los Angeles, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | Los Angeles World Airports | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 802 feet (244 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from VNY | 
| More Information: | VNY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ayawasi Airport (AYW):
- The furthest airport from Ayawasi Airport (AYW) is Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), which is nearly antipodal to Ayawasi Airport (meaning Ayawasi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,708 kilometers) away in Belém, Pará, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Ayawasi Airport", another name for AYW is "WASA".
- The closest airport to Ayawasi Airport (AYW) is Anggi Airport (AGD), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) E of AYW.
Facts about Van Nuys Airport (VNY):
- The closest airport to Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Whiteman Airport (WHP), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of VNY.
- Van Nuys Airport was also a location for filming of Metallica's music video for "The Memory Remains" and pop-punk band Blink-182's music video for "All The Small Things".
- Legend has it that Burbank Airport provided the setting for Humphrey Bogart's famous goodbye in the film Casablanca.
- Because of Van Nuys Airport's relatively low elevation of 802 feet, planes can take off or land at Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,472 miles (18,463 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Most news helicopters from the Los Angeles area are based at Van Nuys Airport.
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY) has 2 runways.




