Nonstop flight route between Bandung, Indonesia and Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO), Bandung, Indonesia and Melville Hall Airport (DOM), Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,476 miles (or 18,468 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 Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) and Melville Hall 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 Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) and Melville Hall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO):

• The furthest airport from Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) is Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE), which is nearly antipodal to Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (meaning Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Los Colonizadores Airport), and is located 12,401 miles (19,957 kilometers) away in Saravena, Colombia.
• On the north side of the runway, there is a hangar owned by PT Dirgantara Indonesia.
• The airport has been planned as the hub for Lion Air and Indonesia AirAsia.
• Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) handled 1,763,867 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SE of BDO.
• In addition to being known as "Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA)", another name for BDO is "Bandar Udara Internasional Husein Sastranegara (HSA)".
• PT Angkasa Pura II, as the airport operator, had targeted at mid-year 2010, for the airport runway to be thickened from Pavement Classification Number 37 cm to PCN 52 cm, to accommodate larger narrowbody aircraft, such as Airbus A320 As of April 2011, the 2,250-metre-long runway overlay was less than 50-percent complete, although an Airbus A320.
• The airport is located in the city of Bandung and is surrounded by mountains, thus the landing approach has unique characteristics.
• Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Melville Hall Airport (DOM):

• Melville Hall Airport (DOM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Melville Hall Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Melville Hall 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 Melville Hall area was chosen as the site for Dominica's main airport in 1944, for it was the only place on the island with extensive flat land.
• The closest airport to Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Canefield Airport (DCF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SSW of DOM.
• The first ever night landing using the Instrument Flight Rules was conducted on 9 August 2010 by the Caribbean airline Winair.
• The furthest airport from Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Melville Hall Airport (meaning Melville Hall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,150 miles (19,554 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.