Nonstop flight route between Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia and Gambell, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(8°18'36"S by 114°20'25"E)
Arrival Airport:
(63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W)
Distance from BWX to GAM:
6,252.23 miles (10,061.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blimbingsari Airport (BWX), Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia and Gambell Airport (GAM), Gambell, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,252 miles (or 10,062 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 Blimbingsari Airport and Gambell 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 Blimbingsari Airport and Gambell Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWX / WARB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°18'36"S by 114°20'25"E |
| Area Served: | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia |
| Operator/Owner: | Agung Podomoro Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 110 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BWX |
| More Information: | BWX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAM / PAGM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gambell, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W |
| Area Served: | Gambell, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAM |
| More Information: | GAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Blimbingsari Airport (BWX):
- Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Blimbingsari Airport", another name for BWX is "Bandara Blimbingsari".
- The closest airport to Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) is Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) ESE of BWX.
- The furthest airport from Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) is Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP), which is nearly antipodal to Blimbingsari Airport (meaning Blimbingsari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Valle de la Pascua Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela.
- Because of Blimbingsari Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Blimbingsari 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 Gambell Airport (GAM):
- Because of Gambell Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Gambell 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 Gambell Airport (GAM) is Savoonga Airport (SVA), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of GAM.
- On 27 February 1974, a Soviet Union An-24LR carrying a crew of 3 and 10 scientists on an ice-reconnaissance mission landed at Gambell due to fuel exhaustion in bad weather, causing a minor Cold War incident.
- Gambell Airport (GAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gambell Airport (GAM) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,421 miles (16,771 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Gambell Airport", another name for GAM is "(former Gambell Army Airfield)".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.12 miles (103.19 km) ESE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 114.32 miles (183.99 km) WNW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 121.11 miles (194.91 km) E | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 124.24 miles (199.94 km) WNW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 135.86 miles (218.65 km) ESE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 206.10 miles (331.69 km) WNW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 269.82 miles (434.23 km) W | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 286.91 miles (461.73 km) WNW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 297.53 miles (478.82 km) E | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 337.58 miles (543.28 km) N | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 342.03 miles (550.44 km) W | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 354.63 miles (570.72 km) NNE | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 364.99 miles (587.40 km) W | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 368.42 miles (592.91 km) NNE | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 379.47 miles (610.70 km) E | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.80 miles (19,907.21 km) NNE | Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) | Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela | |
| 2 | 12,331.41 miles (19,845.43 km) WNW | El Tigre Airport (ELX) | El Tigre, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 12,324.79 miles (19,834.77 km) WNW | San Tomé Airport (SOM) | San Tomé, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 12,324.64 miles (19,834.54 km) NW | Anaco Airport (AAO) | Anaco, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 12,311.24 miles (19,812.97 km) ENE | Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) | San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 12,309.47 miles (19,810.12 km) ENE | Calabozo Airport (CLZ) | Calabozo, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 12,296.08 miles (19,788.58 km) NNW | General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) | Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 12,291.00 miles (19,780.40 km) W | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 12,255.88 miles (19,723.87 km) NW | Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) | Cumaná, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 12,254.24 miles (19,721.24 km) NNE | Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (CCS) | Maiquetía (near Caracas), Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,253.73 miles (19,720.41 km) NE | El Libertador (MYC) | Maracay, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 12,243.52 miles (19,703.99 km) NE | Germán Olano Airport (PCR) | Puerto Carreño, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,238.97 miles (19,696.66 km) WNW | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 12,238.56 miles (19,696.00 km) W | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 12,238.56 miles (19,696.00 km) W | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.34 miles (61.70 km) E | Savoonga Airport (SVA) | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 62.19 miles (100.09 km) NW | Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) | Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia | |
| 3 | 160.12 miles (257.69 km) NNE | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) | Diomede, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 167.23 miles (269.13 km) NE | Wales Airport (WAA) | Wales, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 167.58 miles (269.69 km) NE | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 176.11 miles (283.43 km) NE | Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) | Lost River, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 177.57 miles (285.78 km) NE | Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) | Port Clarence, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 189.90 miles (305.61 km) NE | Teller Airport (TLA) | Teller, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 190.02 miles (305.81 km) NE | Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 196.27 miles (315.87 km) ENE | Nome Airport (OME) | Nome, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 227.73 miles (366.50 km) SE | Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF) | Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 231.36 miles (372.34 km) ESE | Sheldon Point Airport (SXP) | Sheldon Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 232.46 miles (374.11 km) ESE | Alakanuk Airport (AUK) | Alakanuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 234.84 miles (377.94 km) ESE | Emmonak Airport (EMK) | Emmonak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 235.37 miles (378.78 km) SE | Hooper Bay Airport (HPB) | Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,421.04 miles (16,771.00 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,331.16 miles (16,626.34 km) SSW | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,294.01 miles (16,566.57 km) SSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,249.91 miles (16,495.60 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,202.40 miles (16,419.12 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,153.28 miles (16,340.08 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,049.93 miles (16,173.76 km) SSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,040.76 miles (16,159.00 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,008.95 miles (16,107.80 km) SSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,008.95 miles (16,107.80 km) SSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,990.53 miles (16,078.17 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 9,977.60 miles (16,057.35 km) SSW | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,977.35 miles (16,056.95 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 14 | 9,967.79 miles (16,041.56 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,946.13 miles (16,006.70 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |