Nonstop flight route between Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Sweetwater, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kalimarau Airport (BEJ), Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,994 miles (or 14,475 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 Kalimarau Airport and Avenger Field, 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 Kalimarau Airport and Avenger Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kalimarau Airport (BEJ):

• The furthest airport from Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) is Barcelos Airport (BAZ), which is nearly antipodal to Kalimarau Airport (meaning Kalimarau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barcelos Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Kalimarau Airport", another name for BEJ is "Bandar Udara Kalimarau".
• Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kalimarau Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalimarau 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 closest airport to Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) is Juwata Airport (TRK), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) N of BEJ.

Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):

• At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
• Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
• The United States Air Force Air Defense Command exercised a right of return to Avenger Field in 1955 when Sweetwater Air Force Station was established as a USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Station.
• In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
• The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In 1963 the AN/FPS-6A evolved into an AN/FPS-90, and on July 31, the site was redesignated as NORAD ID Z-89.
• The first course was four months long.