Nonstop flight route between Bima, Indonesia and Fukuoka, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU), Bima, Indonesia and Fukuoka Airport (FUK), Fukuoka, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,011 miles (or 4,846 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 Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport and Fukuoka 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 Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport and Fukuoka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU):

• In addition to being known as "Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport", another name for BMU is "Bima Airport".
• The furthest airport from Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) is Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (meaning Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport), and is located 12,336 miles (19,853 kilometers) away in Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela.
• Because of Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin 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.
• Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) is Komodo Airport (LBJ), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) E of BMU.

Facts about Fukuoka Airport (FUK):

• In addition to being known as "Fukuoka Airport", other names for FUK include "福岡空港" and "Fukuoka KūkōItazuke Air Base".
• Because of Fukuoka Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Fukuoka 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.
• By early 1949, reconstruction of Itazuke was complete along the construction of long jet runways.
• Itazuke played a key role in the Korean War and the defense of the Pusan perimeter in 1950.
• At its height, Itazuke AB was the largest USAF base on Kyūshū, but was closed in 1972 due to budget reductions and the overall reduction of United States military forces in Japan.
• The furthest airport from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Fukuoka Airport (meaning Fukuoka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,719 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of FUK.
• With Fukuoka's ambitions to become a hub for business and travel in East Asia and former Mayor Mr.
• The 8th was reassigned back to the United States in July 1964 to George AFB, California where it was equipped with the new F-4C Phantom II and eventually became a major USAF combat wing in Thailand during the Vietnam War.
• Fukuoka Airport (FUK) currently has only 1 runway.