Nonstop flight route between Galveston, Texas, United States and Kendari, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(4°4'53"S by 122°25'5"E)
Distance from GLS to KDI:
9,441.60 miles (15,194.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States and Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI), Kendari, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,442 miles (or 15,195 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Haluoleo Airport (WMA), 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Haluoleo Airport (WMA). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
| Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
| More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDI / WAWW |
| Airport Name: | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) |
| Location: | Kendari, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°4'53"S by 122°25'5"E |
| Area Served: | Kendari |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Southeast Sulawesi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 538 feet (164 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KDI |
| More Information: | KDI Maps & Info |
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- GLS is an airport with air traffic control 12 hours a day, with direct clearance delivery service to Houston TRACON after the tower is closed.
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- It was officially deactivated on November 15, 1945, with ownership reverting to the City of Galveston.
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Galveston, a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States.
- The most frequent traffic is that of the helicopters that support the offshore oil and gas industry operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
- The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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.
- Scholes International Airport covers an area of 966 acres at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- During World War II, it was redesignated a U.S.
- The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
Facts about Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI):
- Because of Haluoleo Airport (WMA)'s relatively low elevation of 538 feet, planes can take off or land at Haluoleo Airport (WMA) 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 furthest airport from Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) is Washabo Airstrip (WSO), which is nearly antipodal to Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (meaning Haluoleo Airport (WMA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Washabo Airstrip), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Washabo, Suriname.
- The closest airport to Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is located 98 miles (157 kilometers) S of KDI.
- Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.67 miles (47.75 km) NW | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) NW | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 36.41 miles (58.60 km) N | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 37.87 miles (60.95 km) WSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 53.50 miles (86.10 km) NW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 53.88 miles (86.71 km) WNW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 7 | 57.47 miles (92.49 km) NNW | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) NW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 63.80 miles (102.68 km) WSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 67.79 miles (109.10 km) NE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 68.97 miles (111.00 km) NW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 69.21 miles (111.38 km) NE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 77.98 miles (125.50 km) W | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 82.13 miles (132.18 km) NNW | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 91.87 miles (147.84 km) WSW | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,038.02 miles (17,763.92 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,921.82 miles (17,576.92 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,684.05 miles (17,194.27 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,669.40 miles (17,170.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,659.97 miles (17,155.51 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,655.00 miles (17,147.51 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,650.96 miles (17,141.01 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,646.62 miles (17,134.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,634.25 miles (17,114.13 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,625.56 miles (17,100.14 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,618.72 miles (17,089.13 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,615.78 miles (17,084.39 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,605.80 miles (17,068.34 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,603.05 miles (17,063.91 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,600.36 miles (17,059.59 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 97.71 miles (157.24 km) S | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 129.72 miles (208.76 km) NW | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 178.30 miles (286.95 km) NW | Andi Jemma Airport (MXB) | Masamba, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 208.55 miles (335.64 km) WSW | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 211.71 miles (340.71 km) N | Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW) | Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 216.68 miles (348.71 km) N | Bolaang Airport (BJG) | Bolaang, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 255.56 miles (411.29 km) WNW | Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) | Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 295.52 miles (475.60 km) E | Namrole Airport (NRE) | Buru, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 315.24 miles (507.33 km) S | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 315.26 miles (507.36 km) S | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 317.35 miles (510.73 km) SSE | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 327.40 miles (526.90 km) N | Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) | Gorontalo, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 333.22 miles (536.27 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 333.49 miles (536.69 km) S | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 350.41 miles (563.93 km) SSW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,351.31 miles (19,877.46 km) NNW | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 2 | 12,303.32 miles (19,800.22 km) NNW | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 3 | 12,302.05 miles (19,798.18 km) NNW | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 4 | 12,298.09 miles (19,791.82 km) W | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 5 | 12,293.00 miles (19,783.62 km) WNW | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| 6 | 12,291.96 miles (19,781.94 km) W | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 7 | 12,289.60 miles (19,778.14 km) W | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 8 | 12,286.30 miles (19,772.83 km) NW | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 9 | 12,285.61 miles (19,771.73 km) W | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 10 | 12,280.74 miles (19,763.88 km) WNW | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 11 | 12,276.91 miles (19,757.73 km) ENE | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 12 | 12,263.54 miles (19,736.20 km) NNE | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 13 | 12,246.68 miles (19,709.07 km) WNW | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 14 | 12,245.06 miles (19,706.46 km) N | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 15 | 12,235.89 miles (19,691.70 km) W | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |