Nonstop flight route between Negage, Angola and Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Negage Airport (GXG), Negage, Angola and Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU), Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,960 miles (or 9,591 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 Negage Airport and Sultan Syarif Kasim II 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 Negage Airport and Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Negage Airport (GXG):

• In addition to being known as "Negage Airport", another name for GXG is "Negage Airport (Negage)".
• Because of Negage Airport's high elevation of 4,105 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GXG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GXG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Negage Airport (GXG) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,792 miles (18,978 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• Negage Airport (GXG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Negage Airport (GXG) is Malanje Airport (MEG), which is located 141 miles (227 kilometers) SSE of GXG.

Facts about Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU):

• By end of June 2011, a new terminal spanning 17,000 square meters and a more spacious aircraft apron which can accommodate 10 wide-body aircraft, twice the capacity of the old apron will be operated.
• SSK II airport development was initialized in June 2013 and is expected to be completed in 2014.
• Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport handled 392,399 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport", other names for PKU include "Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Syarif Kasim II" and "بندر اودارا اينترنسيونل سلطان شريف قاسم ٢".
• In early 2010, the first phase of the airport's expansion started with the construction of a new terminal to replace the 1980s built terminal.
• The furthest airport from Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) is Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (meaning Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mariscal Sucre International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in Quito, Ecuador.
• Because of Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport's relatively low elevation of 104 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Syarif Kasim II 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 closest airport to Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) is Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) N of PKU.
• Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport is an international airport that serves the city of Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia.