Nonstop flight route between Brussels, Belgium and Bontang, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium and Bontang Airport (BXT), Bontang, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,197 miles (or 11,582 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 Brussels Airport and Bontang 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 Brussels Airport and Bontang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):

• In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".
• Because of Brussels Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels 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.
• Pier A is the newest pier on Brussels Airport and was opened on 15 May 2002.
• Brussels Airport (BRU) has 3 runways.
• From 6 December 2013, all passengers have 30 minutes free Wi-Fi access.
• The furthest airport from Brussels Airport (BRU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Pier A West is a planned expansion of Pier A, and is meant to relieve Pier B by also handling flights from non-Schengen countries.
• Brussels Airport has two departure halls.
• Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.
• In March 2009, the old mechanical Flight information display system were replaced by electronic ones.
• After the liberation, the German infrastructure at Melsbroek fell into the hands of the British.
• The origins of Brussels Airport at Zaventem date back to 1940, when the German occupying force laid claim to 600 ha of agricultural fields reserved as back-up airfield "Steenokkerzeel".

Facts about Bontang Airport (BXT):

• The closest airport to Bontang Airport (BXT) is Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN), which is located 104 miles (168 kilometers) SSW of BXT.
• In addition to being known as "Bontang Airport", other names for BXT include "Bandar Udara Bontang", "Lapangan Terbang Bontang" and "WALC".
• Bontang Airport (BXT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bontang Airport (BXT) is Barcelos Airport (BAZ), which is nearly antipodal to Bontang Airport (meaning Bontang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barcelos Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil.
• Because of Bontang Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Bontang 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.