Nonstop flight route between Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:

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!

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Facts about Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP):

• 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.
• 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 closest airport to Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) is Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ENE of CXP.

Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):

• It was officially opened as an Army Air Corps training center on 17 October 1941, following the arrival of the first military members on 14 June.
• In February 1992, restructuring and downsizing of the Air Force caused a realignment and renumbering of units at Sheppard.
• The host unit on Sheppard Air Force Base is the 82nd Training Wing whose mission makes it the most diversified training base within the Air Education and Training Command.
• In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
• Helicopter pilot training was transferred from Stead AFB, Nevada in October 1965, with H-19, H-43, Bell TH-1F, CH-3C and HH-3E helicopters used for training.
• 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.
• Sheppard Air Force Base is named in honor of Senator John Morris Sheppard of Texas, chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee from 1933 until his death on 9 April 1941.
• 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.