Nonstop flight route between Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,909 miles (or 15,946 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 Sheppard 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 Tunggul Wulung Airport and Sheppard 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: | 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: | SPS / KSPS |
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| Location: | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'20"N by 98°29'30"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPS |
| More Information: | SPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP):
- The closest airport to Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) is Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ENE of CXP.
- Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tunggul Wulung Airport", another name for CXP is "Bandar Udara Tunggul Wulung".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- As of September 2013, Brigadier General Scott Kindsvater is the commander of the 82d Training Wing, and he concurrently serves as the installation commander of Sheppard AFB.
- The furthest airport from Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,952 miles (17,626 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Comptroller, transportation, and intelligence training moved to Sheppard from Lowry AFB, Colorado, in the fall of 1954.
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- The Air Force School of Health Care Sciences offered training in dentistry, medicine, nursing, and health-services administration.
- Sheppard AFB began providing top-notch instruction in a diverse array of Air Force specialties during World War II.
- The closest airport to Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of SPS.
