Nonstop flight route between Benjina, Muluku, Indonesia and Mercury, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benjina-Nangasuri Airport (BJK), Benjina, Muluku, Indonesia and Yucca Airstrip (UCC), Mercury, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,555 miles (or 12,159 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 Benjina-Nangasuri Airport and Yucca Airstrip, 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 Benjina-Nangasuri Airport and Yucca Airstrip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJK / WAPK |
| Airport Name: | Benjina-Nangasuri Airport |
| Location: | Benjina, Muluku, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'57"S by 134°16'26"E |
| Operator/Owner: | PT Djanti Group |
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJK |
| More Information: | BJK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UCC / KUCC |
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| Location: | Mercury, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°56'44"N by 116°2'16"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Department of Energy |
| Elevation: | 3919 feet (1,195 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UCC |
| More Information: | UCC Maps & Info |
Facts about Benjina-Nangasuri Airport (BJK):
- The closest airport to Benjina-Nangasuri Airport (BJK) is Dobo Airport (DOB), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) NNW of BJK.
- The furthest airport from Benjina-Nangasuri Airport (BJK) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,972 miles (19,268 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Because of Benjina-Nangasuri Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Benjina-Nangasuri 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.
Facts about Yucca Airstrip (UCC):
- The closest airport to Yucca Airstrip (UCC) is Desert Rock Airport (DRA), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) S of UCC.
- In addition to being known as "Yucca Airstrip", another name for UCC is "NV11".
- The asphalt runway was constructed in 2002 as part of an unmanned aerial vehicle test facility.
- Yucca Airstrip (UCC) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Yucca Airstrip (UCC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,249 miles (18,103 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport was the staging area for SHOT BADGER, a test of the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE Series of nuclear test shots on April 18, 1953.
