Nonstop flight route between Edinburgh, United Kingdom and Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Edinburgh, United Kingdom and Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ), Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,480 miles (or 12,038 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 Edinburgh Airport and Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA), 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 Edinburgh Airport and Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Edinburgh Airport (EDI):

• In 1918 the Royal Air Force was formed and the airfield was named RAF Turnhouse and ownership transferred to the Ministry of Defence.
• In 1952 the runway was extended to 6000 ft to handle the Vampire FB5s operated by the based 603 Squadron.
• The furthest airport from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In April 2008 work began on the resurfacing of the main runway.
• Edinburgh Airport handled 9,775,443 passengers last year.
• In 2005, a new 57 m tall air traffic control tower was completed at a cost of £10m.
• Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has 2 runways.
• The airport is owned and operated by Global Infrastructure Partners, which also owns and operates Gatwick Airport and London City Airport.
• The only international services from Edinburgh during the 1980s were to Amsterdam and Dublin, but in the following years links were opened to destinations in France and Germany.
• Because of Edinburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Perth Airport (PSL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of EDI.
• In 2013 a further extension to the passenger terminal was announced, taking the terminal building up to the Edinburgh Airport tram stop.
• When the war ended the airfield still remained under military control, but by the late 1940s the first commercial services were launched.

Facts about Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ):

• The furthest airport from Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) is Obando Airport (PDA), which is nearly antipodal to Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (meaning Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Obando Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,715 kilometers) away in Puerto Inírida, Colombia.
• The closest airport to Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) is Batu Licin Airport (BTW), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) E of BDJ.
• Because of Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA)'s relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) 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.
• In August 2012, about 58 hectares of 102 hectares of the land needed for an expansion had been acquired.
• In addition to being known as "Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA)", other names for BDJ include "Bandar Udara Internasional Syamsudin Noor (SNA)" and "WAOO".
• Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) handled 3,013,191 passengers last year.
• Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) currently has only 1 runway.