Nonstop flight route between Batom, Indonesia and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(2°16'58"S by 139°35'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W)
Distance from BXM to SSC:
9,052.80 miles (14,569.04 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- BXM Airport Information
- SSC Airport Information
- Facts about BXM
- Facts about SSC
- Map of Nearest Airports to BXM
- List of Nearest Airports to BXM
- Map of Furthest Airports from BXM
- List of Furthest Airports from BXM
- Map of Nearest Airports to SSC
- List of Nearest Airports to SSC
- Map of Furthest Airports from SSC
- List of Furthest Airports from SSC
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Batom Airport (BXM), Batom, Indonesia and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,053 miles (or 14,569 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 Batom Airport and Shaw Air Force Base, 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 Batom Airport and Shaw Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXM / |
| Airport Name: | Batom Airport |
| Location: | Batom, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°16'58"S by 139°35'59"E |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BXM |
| More Information: | BXM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSC / KSSC |
| Airport Name: | Shaw Air Force Base |
| Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SSC |
| More Information: | SSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Batom Airport (BXM):
- Batom Airport (BXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Batom Airport (BXM) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is nearly antipodal to Batom Airport (meaning Batom Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport), and is located 12,068 miles (19,421 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Batom Airport (BXM) is Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) ESE of BXM.
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- The 363d TFW received its first F-16 on 26 March 1982.
- In addition to the 363d TRW, Headquarters Ninth Air Force was transferred to Shaw from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina on 1 September 1954.
- On 23 September 1949 the 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron was transferred to the 20th from the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Langley AFB Virginia.
- The 66th TRW was formed at Shaw from the RB-26 assets of the 18th TRS and RF-80s transferred from South Korea.
- The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On March 23, 1953, the 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated at Shaw.
- Shaw Field was activated on 30 August 1941 and placed under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Corps Southeast Air Corps Training Center.
- Shaw Air Force Base is named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 66.42 miles (106.89 km) ESE | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 95.51 miles (153.71 km) WSW | Dabra Airport (DRH) | Dabra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 112.46 miles (180.98 km) S | Apalapsili Airport (AAS) | Apalapsili, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 118.78 miles (191.16 km) SSW | Bokondini Airport (BUI) | Bokondini, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 205.20 miles (330.23 km) ESE | Tadji Airport (TAJ) | Aitape, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 228.75 miles (368.13 km) SE | Frieda River Airport (FAQ) | Frieda River, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 243.11 miles (391.25 km) SW | Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM) | Timika, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 245.08 miles (394.42 km) SSW | Ewer Airport (EWE) | Ewer, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 249.58 miles (401.67 km) WSW | Enarotali Airport (EWI) | Enarotali, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 252.74 miles (406.74 km) WNW | Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) | Biak, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 268.45 miles (432.03 km) SSE | Biangabip Airport (BPK) | Biangabip, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 281.11 miles (452.41 km) SSE | Atkamba Airport (ABP) | Atkamba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 337.43 miles (543.04 km) S | Bade Airport (BXD) | Bade, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 339.54 miles (546.43 km) WNW | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 351.62 miles (565.87 km) SSE | Lake Murray Airport (LMY) | Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,067.56 miles (19,420.81 km) SSE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,050.99 miles (19,394.14 km) SSE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,008.51 miles (19,325.78 km) SE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,998.75 miles (19,310.08 km) SSW | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,902.52 miles (19,155.20 km) SSE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,879.13 miles (19,117.56 km) SSW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,823.87 miles (19,028.63 km) ENE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,768.49 miles (18,939.51 km) SSW | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,741.92 miles (18,896.74 km) SW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,709.66 miles (18,844.83 km) SE | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,707.37 miles (18,841.14 km) SSW | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,684.67 miles (18,804.60 km) SSW | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,683.79 miles (18,803.19 km) ENE | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,634.83 miles (18,724.39 km) SE | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,631.71 miles (18,719.38 km) S | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.56 miles (10.56 km) ENE | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 19.16 miles (30.84 km) W | McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 22.10 miles (35.56 km) NNW | Woodward Field (CDN) | Camden, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 29.94 miles (48.18 km) W | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 35.93 miles (57.83 km) NE | Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 37.14 miles (59.76 km) W | Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 42.02 miles (67.62 km) SSW | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 45.30 miles (72.90 km) ENE | Florence Regional Airport (FLO) | Florence, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 58.98 miles (94.91 km) NNE | Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW) | Cheraw, South Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 61.52 miles (99.00 km) NE | Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 65.25 miles (105.02 km) ESE | Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) | Andrews, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 71.15 miles (114.51 km) ENE | Dillon County Airport (DLL) | Dillon, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 72.21 miles (116.21 km) SW | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 73.09 miles (117.63 km) WSW | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 73.32 miles (118.00 km) S | Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,545.12 miles (18,580.03 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,526.46 miles (18,549.99 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,508.26 miles (18,520.70 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,499.92 miles (18,507.29 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,494.70 miles (18,498.88 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,487.36 miles (18,487.07 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,481.75 miles (18,478.04 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,474.49 miles (18,466.35 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,473.86 miles (18,465.34 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,462.29 miles (18,446.72 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,428.78 miles (18,392.80 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,419.93 miles (18,378.55 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,412.96 miles (18,367.34 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,397.61 miles (18,342.63 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,394.58 miles (18,337.76 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |