Nonstop flight route between Jakarta, Indonesia and Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), Jakarta, Indonesia and Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB), Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,421 miles (or 18,380 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 Soekarno–Hatta International Airport and Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane 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 Soekarno–Hatta International Airport and Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK):

• In addition to being known as "Soekarno–Hatta International Airport", another name for CGK is "Bandar Udara Internasional Soekarno–Hatta".
• Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) has 2 runways.
• Angkasa Pura II will spend Rp.11.7 trillion to change the airport into a 'world class' airport which will be called 'aerotropolis', by 2014.
• The furthest airport from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) is Yariguíes Airport (EJA), which is nearly antipodal to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (meaning Soekarno–Hatta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yariguíes Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Barrancabermeja, Colombia.
• Between 1974 and 1975, a Canadian consultant/consortium, consisting of Aviation Planning Services Ltd., ACRESS International Ltd., and Searle Wilbee Rowland, won a bid for the new airport feasibility project.
• Terminal 2 is the second terminal built, finished in 1991.
• The second circular terminal was opened on 1 May 1991 for international operations.
• Soekarno–Hatta International Airport handled 57,772,762 passengers last year.
• The freight terminal is located on the east side of terminal 1.
• The closest airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) is Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) ESE of CGK.
• The new airport opened on 1 May 1985 for domestic flights.
• Used between 1928 and 1985, Kemayoran Airfield was considered unsatisfactory because it was too close to the major Halim Perdanakusuma Indonesian military airport.
• To anticipate a surge in passenger numbers, at least a ten percent increase each year, the government is preparing to build a third runway.
• Because of Soekarno–Hatta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Soekarno–Hatta 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.

Facts about Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB):

• The closest airport to Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) is Cyril E. King Airport (STT), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) W of SPB.
• Because of Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base 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 furthest airport from Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (meaning Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
• Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base", other names for SPB include "St. Thomas Seaplane Base" and "VI22".