Nonstop flight route between Gilgit, Pakistan and Bengkulu, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gilgit Airport (GIL), Gilgit, Pakistan and Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), Bengkulu, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,291 miles (or 5,296 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 Gilgit Airport and Fatmawati Soekarno 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 Gilgit Airport and Fatmawati Soekarno Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIL / OPGT | 
| Airport Name: | Gilgit Airport | 
| Location: | Gilgit, Pakistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°55'6"N by 74°20'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | 
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4796 feet (1,462 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GIL | 
| More Information: | GIL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKS / WIPL | 
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| Location: | Bengkulu, Indonesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°51'42"S by 102°20'12"E | 
| Area Served: | Bengkulu, Indonesia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BKS | 
| More Information: | BKS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Gilgit Airport (GIL):
- Because of Gilgit Airport's high elevation of 4,796 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GIL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GIL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Gilgit Airport (GIL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Gilgit Airport (GIL) is Chilas Airport (CHB), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SSW of GIL.
 - The furthest airport from Gilgit Airport (GIL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,793 miles (18,979 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 
Facts about Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS):
- The closest airport to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) is Depati Parbo Airport (KRC), which is located 136 miles (220 kilometers) NNW of BKS.
 - In addition to being known as "Fatmawati Soekarno Airport", another name for BKS is "Bandar Udara Fatmawati Soekarno".
 - Because of Fatmawati Soekarno Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Fatmawati Soekarno 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.
 - Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) is Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN), which is nearly antipodal to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (meaning Fatmawati Soekarno Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gerardo Tobar López Airport), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
 
