Nonstop flight route between Banda Aceh, Indonesia and Boa Vista, Cape Verde:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ), Banda Aceh, Indonesia and Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC), Boa Vista, Cape Verde would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,964 miles (or 12,816 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 Iskandar Muda International Airport and Aristides Pereira International 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 Iskandar Muda International Airport and Aristides Pereira International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTJ / WITT |
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Location: | Banda Aceh, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°31'23"N by 95°25'13"E |
Area Served: | Banda Aceh |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Aceh Province |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 65 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTJ |
More Information: | BTJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVC / GVBA |
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Location: | Boa Vista, Cape Verde |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°8'14"N by 22°53'21"W |
Area Served: | Sal Rei |
Operator/Owner: | Empresa nacional de Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (ASA) |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BVC |
More Information: | BVC Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ):
- In 1953 the Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport reopened by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia for the purpose of landing the plane.
- The closest airport to Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) is Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW), which is located 107 miles (173 kilometers) E of BTJ.
- Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport, also called Banda Aceh International Airport is the airport located 13,5 kilometres southeast of the capital of Aceh province, Banda Aceh.
- Because of Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Iskandar Muda 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.
- Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) is Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (meaning Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Talara, Peru.
- After being hit by a devastating tsunami on 26 December 2004, the airport underwent renovation and a 3000-metre runway for wide-body jet liners was built.
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport", another name for BTJ is "Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Iskandar Muda Bandar Udara Antar Nanggroë Sultan Iskandar Muda".
Facts about Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC):
- The airport was originally named Rabil Airport, but on 19 November 2011 it was renamed as a tribute to the first president of Cape Verde, Aristides Pereira.
- Because of Aristides Pereira International Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Aristides Pereira 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 closest airport to Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) is Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of BVC.
- The airport initially started operating in the late-20th century and was paved only in 2007.
- On 19 December 2007 a Livingston Airlines Airbus A321-200 made the first international arrival to Rabil from Verona, Italy.
- The furthest airport from Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Aristides Pereira International Airport (meaning Aristides Pereira International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,057 miles (19,404 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
- Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Aristides Pereira International Airport", another name for BVC is "Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira".