Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, Alabama, United States and Kerinci, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama, United States and Depati Parbo Airport (KRC), Kerinci, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,198 miles (or 16,413 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 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and Depati Parbo 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 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and Depati Parbo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHM / KBHM |
Airport Name: | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport |
Location: | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°33'50"N by 86°45'7"W |
Area Served: | Birmingham, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | City of Birmingham |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHM |
More Information: | BHM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRC / WIPH |
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Location: | Kerinci, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°5'27"S by 101°27'46"E |
Area Served: | Sungai Penuh |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KRC |
More Information: | KRC Maps & Info |
Facts about Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM):
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) has 2 runways.
- By 1959 Runway 5/23 was 10,000 feet and service was started to Birmingham by Capital Airlines with British-made Vickers Viscounts.
- A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new concourses A and B took place on February 26, 2013.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,183 miles (17,998 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Continued growth in passenger traffic by 1962 resulted in the construction of a second passenger terminal and a new air traffic control tower, built west of the original 1931 terminal.
- After the airport returned to city control in August 1948 Southern Airways began service.
- Because of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International 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.
- World War II saw the airport leased to the United States Army Air Forces for $1 a year to support national defense.
- The 1974 terminal was built in the International style of architecture popular for American commercial and institutional buildings from the 1950s through the late 1970s.
- The closest airport to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is St. Clair County Airport (PLR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of BHM.
Facts about Depati Parbo Airport (KRC):
- Because of Depati Parbo Airport's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Depati Parbo 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.
- Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Depati Parbo Airport", another name for KRC is "Bandara Depati Parbo".
- The closest airport to Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) is Rokot Airport (RKI), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) W of KRC.
- The furthest airport from Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) is Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI), which is nearly antipodal to Depati Parbo Airport (meaning Depati Parbo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Guapi, Colombia.