Nonstop flight route between Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia and Banda Aceh, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boigu Island Airport (GIC), Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia and Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ), Banda Aceh, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,380 miles (or 5,439 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 Boigu Island Airport and Sultan Iskandar Muda 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 Boigu Island Airport and Sultan Iskandar Muda 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: | GIC / YBOI |
Airport Name: | Boigu Island Airport |
Location: | Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°13'58"S by 142°13'1"E |
Area Served: | Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Torres Strait Islands Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GIC |
More Information: | GIC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTJ / WITT |
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Location: | Banda Aceh, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°31'23"N by 95°25'13"E |
Area Served: | Banda Aceh |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Aceh Province |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 65 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTJ |
More Information: | BTJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Boigu Island Airport (GIC):
- The furthest airport from Boigu Island Airport (GIC) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,556 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- Because of Boigu Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Boigu Island 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.
- Boigu Island Airport (GIC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Boigu Island Airport (GIC) is Yam Island Airport (XMY), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of GIC.
Facts about Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ):
- Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) is Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW), which is located 107 miles (173 kilometers) E of BTJ.
- Because of Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Iskandar Muda 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport", another name for BTJ is "Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Iskandar Muda Bandar Udara Antar Nanggroë Sultan Iskandar Muda".
- In 1953 the Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport reopened by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia for the purpose of landing the plane.
- The furthest airport from Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) is Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (meaning Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Talara, Peru.
- Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport was built by the Japanese Government in 1943.