Nonstop flight route between Fort Stockton, Texas, United States and Medan, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST), Fort Stockton, Texas, United States and Polonia International Airport (MES), Medan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,663 miles (or 15,550 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 Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport and Polonia 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 Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport and Polonia International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FST / KFST |
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Location: | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°54'54"N by 102°54'46"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3011 feet (918 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from FST |
More Information: | FST Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MES / WIMM |
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Location: | Medan, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°33'29"N by 98°40'18"E |
Area Served: | Medan |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 114 feet (35 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MES |
More Information: | MES Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST):
- Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,286 miles (18,163 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) is Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NW of FST.
- Inactivated on 12 March 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
- Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport is two miles NW of Fort Stockton, Texas and is owned and operated by Pecos County, Texas.
- In addition to being known as "Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport", another name for FST is "Gibbs Army Airfield".
Facts about Polonia International Airport (MES):
- The airport's name is taken from the plantation area owned by a Pole, Baron Michalski in which it is situated.
- Polonia International Airport is an airport located in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, about 2 km from the downtown.
- Because of Polonia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Polonia 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.
- The airport is now closed to commercial aviation and replaced by Kuala Namu International Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Polonia International Airport", other names for MES include "Bandar Udara Internasional Polonia" and "WIMK".
- The airport located on 144 hectares land area.
- The furthest airport from Polonia International Airport (MES) is Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), which is nearly antipodal to Polonia International Airport (meaning Polonia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Tumbes, Peru.
- The closest airport to Polonia International Airport (MES) is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of MES.
- Until recently, the airport consisted of an international and domestic terminal.