Nonstop flight route between Batman, Turkey and Kwajalein, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Batman Airport (BAL), Batman, Turkey and Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA), Kwajalein, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,726 miles (or 12,435 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 Batman Airport and Bucholz Army Airfield, 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 Batman Airport and Bucholz Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAL / LTCJ |
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Location: | Batman, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°55'55"N by 41°6'59"E |
Area Served: | Batman, Turkey |
Operator/Owner: | DHMİ (State Airports Authority) |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BAL |
More Information: | BAL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWA / PKWA |
Airport Name: | Bucholz Army Airfield |
Location: | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°43'12"N by 167°43'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWA |
More Information: | KWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Batman Airport (BAL):
- Batman Airport (BAL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Batman Airport", another name for BAL is "Batman Havaalanı".
- The furthest airport from Batman Airport (BAL) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,384 miles (18,321 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Batman Airport (BAL) is Siirt Airport (SXZ), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of BAL.
Facts about Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA):
- Since the entire Kwajalein Island is a military base, non-military passengers on commercial flights are transported to and from the neighboring island of Ebeye, the civilian population center of Kwajalein Atoll.
- The closest airport to Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is Ebadon Airstrip (EBN), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) SSE of KWA.
- After the war, the United States used Kwajalein as a main command center and preparation base for Operation Crossroads and an extensive series of nuclear tests at the Marshalls' atolls of Bikini and Enewetak.
- The furthest airport from Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Bucholz Army Airfield (meaning Bucholz Army Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,283 miles (19,767 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Because of Bucholz Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucholz Army Airfield 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 USAAF combat units remained until fall, 1944 until being moved forwards into the Marianas, being assigned to airfields on Guam and Saipan.
- Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) currently has only 1 runway.