Nonstop flight route between Bajawa, Indonesia and Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(8°42'45"S by 121°3'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(54°22'45"N by 10°8'43"E)
Distance from BJW to KEL:
7,544.16 miles (12,141.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW), Bajawa, Indonesia and Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL), Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,544 miles (or 12,141 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 Bajawa Soa Airport and Kiel Holtenau 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 Bajawa Soa Airport and Kiel Holtenau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJW / WRKB |
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| Location: | Bajawa, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°42'45"S by 121°3'45"E |
| Elevation: | 4326 feet (1,319 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJW |
| More Information: | BJW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEL / EDHK |
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| Location: | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°22'45"N by 10°8'43"E |
| Area Served: | Kiel, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Schleswig-Holstein (55%) City of Kiel (45%) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KEL |
| More Information: | KEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW):
- Because of Bajawa Soa Airport's high elevation of 4,326 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is nearly antipodal to Bajawa Soa Airport (meaning Bajawa Soa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ogle Airport), and is located 12,293 miles (19,784 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Guyana.
- In addition to being known as "Bajawa Soa Airport", other names for BJW include "Bandar Udara Soa" and "WATB".
- The closest airport to Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) is H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) ESE of BJW.
- Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL):
- There are currently no scheduled services to and from Kiel Airport.
- Because of Kiel Holtenau Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Kiel Holtenau 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.
- Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kiel Holtenau Airport", another name for KEL is "Flughafen Kiel-Holtenau".
- The furthest airport from Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1995, the airport became a civilian airport again and in 1997, a new control tower that was operated by civilian staff was constructed.
- The closest airport to Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Sønderborg Airport (SGD), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNW of KEL.
- Its taxiways were extended in 1963, a first terminal was built in 1965.
- Further, German Air Force aircraft operating as fake targets for practice depart from Kiel Airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.92 miles (67.46 km) ESE | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 80.35 miles (129.31 km) E | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 80.36 miles (129.33 km) E | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 81.66 miles (131.42 km) W | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 84.02 miles (135.22 km) SW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 131.47 miles (211.58 km) SSE | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 162.70 miles (261.84 km) W | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 204.38 miles (328.91 km) ESE | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 244.92 miles (394.16 km) E | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 245.56 miles (395.19 km) NNE | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 265.35 miles (427.04 km) E | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 272.64 miles (438.76 km) NNW | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 305.03 miles (490.90 km) E | Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 14 | 326.87 miles (526.04 km) W | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 333.22 miles (536.27 km) NNE | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,293.37 miles (19,784.22 km) NNW | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 2 | 12,276.81 miles (19,757.56 km) NNW | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 3 | 12,227.90 miles (19,678.85 km) NE | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 4 | 12,224.71 miles (19,673.71 km) NE | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 5 | 12,207.32 miles (19,645.72 km) NE | El Dorado Airport (EOR) | El Dorado, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 12,206.15 miles (19,643.84 km) NW | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 7 | 12,179.19 miles (19,600.45 km) NW | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 8 | 12,173.94 miles (19,592.00 km) E | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 12,173.94 miles (19,592.00 km) E | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 12,173.38 miles (19,591.12 km) ENE | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,170.95 miles (19,587.20 km) NW | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 12 | 12,168.74 miles (19,583.64 km) NNW | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 13 | 12,140.50 miles (19,538.20 km) ENE | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 12,138.14 miles (19,534.39 km) NE | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 15 | 12,133.06 miles (19,526.21 km) N | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.82 miles (68.91 km) NNW | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark | |
| 2 | 45.98 miles (74.00 km) SSE | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 3 | 52.14 miles (83.91 km) S | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 4 | 52.67 miles (84.76 km) WSW | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 5 | 56.40 miles (90.77 km) ENE | Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) | Lolland Falster, Denmark | |
| 6 | 59.62 miles (95.95 km) SSW | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 7 | 68.59 miles (110.39 km) NNW | Vojens Airport (SKS) | Vojens, Denmark | |
| 8 | 73.56 miles (118.39 km) SW | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 9 | 76.17 miles (122.58 km) N | Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) | Odense, Denmark | |
| 10 | 81.03 miles (130.41 km) WNW | Sylt Airport (GWT) | Westerland, Germany | |
| 11 | 87.88 miles (141.43 km) SW | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 12 | 90.97 miles (146.40 km) W | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 13 | 92.00 miles (148.07 km) ESE | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| 14 | 93.56 miles (150.57 km) SE | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 15 | 99.27 miles (159.76 km) WSW | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,648.63 miles (18,746.60 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,383.89 miles (18,320.55 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,370.56 miles (18,299.09 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,347.78 miles (18,262.43 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,344.62 miles (18,257.36 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,342.76 miles (18,254.36 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,341.90 miles (18,252.97 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,335.40 miles (18,242.51 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,321.21 miles (18,219.68 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,320.66 miles (18,218.78 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,295.49 miles (18,178.29 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,293.75 miles (18,175.49 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,293.46 miles (18,175.01 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,289.42 miles (18,168.52 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,285.29 miles (18,161.87 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |