Nonstop flight route between Jambi, Indonesia and Djibouti, Djibouti:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), Jambi, Indonesia and Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB), Djibouti, Djibouti would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,252 miles (or 6,842 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 Sultan Thaha Airport and Djibouti–Ambouli International 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 Sultan Thaha Airport and Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB):

• The furthest airport from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) is Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Thaha Airport (meaning Sultan Thaha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Garzón Airport), and is located 12,388 miles (19,937 kilometers) away in Villa Garzón, Colombia.
• The closest airport to Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) is Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) SE of DJB.
• The Sultan Thaha Airport will be the first World's Zoo Airport in 2015, integrated with the Taman Rimba Zoo which only 900 meters from the new terminal.
• In 2012, the runway will be expanded to 2,400 meters long and 45 meters wide to accommodate up to equivalent Boeing 757 from previous Boeing 737.
• Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Sultan Thaha Airport is an airport in Jambi City in the Jambi province of Indonesia.
• In addition to being known as "Sultan Thaha Airport", another name for DJB is "Bandar Udara Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin".
• Because of Sultan Thaha Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Thaha 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.
• Sultan Thaha Airport handled 1 passengers last year.

Facts about Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB):

• BA 188 is a joint forces support establishment, which has numerous support units based there and an anti-aircraft missile section of 8 double-barrelled 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and Mistral firing posts.
• The airport was opened in 1948.
• Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (meaning Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,708 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• In the mid-1970s, the airport was enlarged to accommodate more international carriers, with the state-owned Air Djibouti providing regular trips to all major cities.
• Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport handled 258,877 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) is Moucha Airport (MHI), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNE of JIB.
• Because of Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Djibouti–Ambouli 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.
• As the airport is located south of Djibouti City and its runways run east–west, an airliner's landing approach is usually directly over the conurbation of the capital, when the wind is from the west.