Nonstop flight route between Marysville, California, United States and Masamba, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States and Andi Jemma Airport (MXB), Masamba, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,825 miles (or 12,593 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 Beale Air Force Base and Andi Jemma 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 Beale Air Force Base and Andi Jemma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAB / KBAB |
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| Location: | Marysville, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'9"N by 121°26'11"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAB |
| More Information: | BAB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXB / WAWM |
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| Location: | Masamba, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°33'34"S by 120°19'50"E |
| Area Served: | Masamba |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 180 feet (55 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXB |
| More Information: | MXB Maps & Info |
Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):
- In 1952 Beale AFB was placed in inactive status for conversion to an operational airbase.
- The furthest airport from Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,251 miles (18,107 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In 1959 Air Defense Command established a Semi Automatic Ground Environment Data Center was established at Beale AFB.
- The closest airport to Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Yuba County Airport (MYV), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of BAB.
- In July 1965 the wing was redesignated the 456th Bombardment Wing, Heavy with the inactivation of the Titan I Missile squadron but continued to fly the B-52 and KC-135.
- On 16 May 1964, Defense Secretary McNamara directed the accelerated phaseout of the Atlas and Titan I ICBMs.
- In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
- The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is composed of four groups at Beale and various overseas operating locations.
Facts about Andi Jemma Airport (MXB):
- The furthest airport from Andi Jemma Airport (MXB) is Lethem Airport (LTM), which is nearly antipodal to Andi Jemma Airport (meaning Andi Jemma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lethem Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,924 kilometers) away in Lethem, Guyana.
- The closest airport to Andi Jemma Airport (MXB) is Soroako Airport (SQR), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) E of MXB.
- Andi Jemma Airport (MXB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Andi Jemma Airport", another name for MXB is "Bandara Andi Jemma".
- Because of Andi Jemma Airport's relatively low elevation of 180 feet, planes can take off or land at Andi Jemma 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.
