Nonstop flight route between Bandung, Indonesia and Francistown, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO), Bandung, Indonesia and Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW), Francistown, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,411 miles (or 8,708 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 Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base, 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 Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDO / WICC |
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| Location: | Bandung, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°54'2"S by 107°34'35"E |
| Area Served: | Bandung |
| Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura II |
| Airport Type: | Public / military |
| Elevation: | 2436 feet (742 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BDO |
| More Information: | BDO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRW / FBFT |
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| Location: | Francistown, Botswana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°9'33"S by 27°28'27"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Botswana Defence Force/Botswana CAA |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 3283 feet (1,001 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRW |
| More Information: | FRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO):
- Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) handled 1,763,867 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The Governor of West Java announced that there would be a new airport built to replace Husein Sastranegara International Airport, named Bandung Majalengka International Airport.
- The airport is located in the city of Bandung and is surrounded by mountains, thus the landing approach has unique characteristics.
- On the north side of the runway, there is a hangar owned by PT Dirgantara Indonesia.
- 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)".
Facts about Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW):
- In addition to being known as "Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base", another name for FRW is "FBFT [1]".
- The furthest airport from Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (meaning Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,707 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) has 2 runways.
- The estimated cost for all three expansion phases is expected to exceed P500 million, and will all be completed at the same time, around May 2010.
- Francistown is home to Botswana Defence Force Air Wing's Z3 Transport Squadron and Z12 Transport Squadron.
- The closest airport to Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) is Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) NE of FRW.
