Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, Alabama, United States and Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(33°33'50"N by 86°45'7"W)
Arrival Airport:
(7°27'42"S by 109°25'0"E)
Distance from BHM to PWL:
10,358.50 miles (16,670.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama, United States and Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL), Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,358 miles (or 16,670 kilometers).
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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: | PWL / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°27'42"S by 109°25'0"E |
| Area Served: | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Indonesian Airforce Airport Public Airport (n |
| View all routes: | Routes from PWL |
| More Information: | PWL Maps & Info |
Facts about Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The airport opened on May 31, 1931 with a two-story, white, Georgian style terminal and a single east-west runway.
- 1954 and 1969 airport diagrams
- During the 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion, pilots and crews from the Alabama Air National Guard's 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Birmingham were selected to train Cuban exile fliers in Nicaragua to fly the Douglas B-26 Invader in the close air support role.
- 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 Southern Museum of Flight is on Airport Authority property, on the east side of the North-South runway.
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) has 2 runways.
Facts about Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL):
- The furthest airport from Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) is Guasdualito Airport (GDO), which is nearly antipodal to Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (meaning Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guasdualito Airport), and is located 12,416 miles (19,981 kilometers) away in Guasdualito, Venezuela.
- In addition to being known as "Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport", other names for PWL include "Bandar Udara Wirasaba" and "WICP".
- The closest airport to Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) is Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WSW of PWL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.97 miles (46.61 km) E | St. Clair County Airport (PLR) | Pell City, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 40.37 miles (64.96 km) E | Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) | Talladega, Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 47.42 miles (76.31 km) NE | Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD) | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 51.50 miles (82.88 km) E | Anniston Regional Airport (ANB) | Anniston, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 54.95 miles (88.43 km) WSW | Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL) | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | |
| 6 | 63.97 miles (102.94 km) SE | Thomas C. Russell Field (ALX) | Alexander City, Alabama, United States | |
| 7 | 74.17 miles (119.37 km) N | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 76.14 miles (122.53 km) N | Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) | Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 9 | 77.12 miles (124.11 km) N | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 10 | 81.10 miles (130.51 km) WNW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 11 | 84.92 miles (136.66 km) SSE | Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 85.39 miles (137.43 km) S | Craig Field (SEM) | Selma, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 89.23 miles (143.60 km) WSW | George Downer Airport (AIV) | Aliceville, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 89.73 miles (144.40 km) SSE | Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 93.20 miles (149.99 km) SE | Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) | Tuskegee, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,183.49 miles (17,998.03 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,164.75 miles (17,967.87 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,146.56 miles (17,938.61 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,140.92 miles (17,929.52 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,139.96 miles (17,927.98 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,128.88 miles (17,910.14 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,126.11 miles (17,905.69 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,126.05 miles (17,905.59 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,121.47 miles (17,898.23 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,114.51 miles (17,887.02 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,110.02 miles (17,879.81 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,075.07 miles (17,823.55 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,070.32 miles (17,815.91 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,063.09 miles (17,804.27 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,035.96 miles (17,760.61 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.77 miles (44.70 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 73.08 miles (117.60 km) ESE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 73.86 miles (118.86 km) ENE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 77.41 miles (124.57 km) NW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 80.60 miles (129.71 km) W | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 131.98 miles (212.39 km) WNW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 147.22 miles (236.93 km) E | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 191.92 miles (308.87 km) WNW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 210.71 miles (339.11 km) WNW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 228.07 miles (367.05 km) E | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 230.98 miles (371.73 km) E | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 327.59 miles (527.20 km) SW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 13 | 328.91 miles (529.33 km) WNW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 342.03 miles (550.44 km) E | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 345.33 miles (555.75 km) NNW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,415.81 miles (19,981.27 km) NE | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 2 | 12,407.69 miles (19,968.19 km) NNE | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,357.31 miles (19,887.11 km) WNW | Elorza Airport (EOZ) | Elorza, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 12,353.05 miles (19,880.25 km) NNW | Barinas Airport (BNS) | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 12,349.87 miles (19,875.14 km) NNE | Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD) | Mérida, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 12,339.00 miles (19,857.65 km) ENE | Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) | Saravena, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,337.10 miles (19,854.59 km) E | Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) | Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela | |
| 8 | 12,330.10 miles (19,843.32 km) NE | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) | Tame, Arauca, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,327.22 miles (19,838.70 km) NE | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) | El Vigía, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 12,314.65 miles (19,818.45 km) NNW | Guanare Airport (GUQ) | Guanare, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,309.40 miles (19,810.01 km) ENE | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 12,307.01 miles (19,806.16 km) ENE | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 12,306.96 miles (19,806.08 km) N | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) | Valera, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 12,300.90 miles (19,796.33 km) ENE | Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) | Cúcuta, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,296.93 miles (19,789.94 km) NE | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |