Nonstop flight route between Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia and Homestead, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,055 miles (or 17,792 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 Tunggul Wulung Airport and Homestead Air Reserve 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 Tunggul Wulung Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CXP / WIHL |
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Location: | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°37'59"S by 109°2'59"E |
Area Served: | Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CXP |
More Information: | CXP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HST / KHST |
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Location: | Homestead, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°29'17"N by 80°23'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States |
View all routes: | Routes from HST |
More Information: | HST Maps & Info |
Facts about Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP):
- Because of Tunggul Wulung Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunggul Wulung 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 Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) is Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ENE of CXP.
- In addition to being known as "Tunggul Wulung Airport", another name for CXP is "Bandar Udara Tunggul Wulung".
- Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) is Guasdualito Airport (GDO), which is nearly antipodal to Tunggul Wulung Airport (meaning Tunggul Wulung Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guasdualito Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in Guasdualito, Venezuela.
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):
- Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Army Air Forces officials decided the site would better serve defense needs as a maintenance stopover point for aircraft being ferried to the Caribbean and North Africa.
- The furthest airport from Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,568 miles (18,616 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Homestead Air Reserve Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 6 miles east-northeast of Homestead, Florida.
- On 1 November 1955, the now-Homestead AFB was upgraded to a group level facility with the activation of the 379th Air Base Group which managed a major construction and rehabilitation program through 1957.
- In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
- The 482th Fighter Wing is part of the Air Force Reserve Command and Tenth Air Force and functions as the host wing for the installation.
- The closest airport to Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of HST.
- On 15 September 1945, three years to the day of the base's founding, a massive hurricane barreled through, sending winds of up to 145 mph whistling through the cinderblock buildings.
- Beginning in mid 1957, the wing deployed aircraft, crews, and support personnel to North African bases under the REFLEX ACTION program.