Nonstop flight route between Charlotte, North Carolina, United States and Buol, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States and Pogogul Airport (UOL), Buol, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,542 miles (or 15,356 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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Pogogul 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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Pogogul Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT):

• In 1936 the Charlotte Municipal Airport opened, operated by the City of Charlotte.
• In 1989 Piedmont merged with USAir.
• In 1954 a 70,000-square-foot passenger terminal opened and the airport was renamed Douglas Municipal Airport in honor of former Charlotte Mayor Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr.
• The furthest airport from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Construction involved two phases.
• Eastern Air Lines began scheduled jet flights with the Boeing 720 in early 1962.
• Because of Charlotte Douglas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 748 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Douglas 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.
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has 4 runways.
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport handled 41,228,372 passengers last year.
• The city received a $200,000 grant from the Works Progress Administration in 1930 to establish Charlotte's first municipal airport.
• The closest airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of CLT.

Facts about Pogogul Airport (UOL):

• Pogogul Airport (UOL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Pogogul Airport (UOL) is Jalaluddin Airport (GTO), which is located 104 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of UOL.
• Because of Pogogul Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Pogogul 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 furthest airport from Pogogul Airport (UOL) is Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT), which is nearly antipodal to Pogogul Airport (meaning Pogogul Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Porto de Trombetas Airport), and is located 12,284 miles (19,768 kilometers) away in Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Pogogul Airport", other names for UOL include "Bandara Pogogul" and "WAMY".