Nonstop flight route between Jakarta, Indonesia and Edwards, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP), Jakarta, Indonesia and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,974 miles (or 14,442 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 Halim Perdanakusuma Airport and Edwards Air Force Base, 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 Halim Perdanakusuma Airport and Edwards Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLP / WIHH |
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| Location: | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°15'59"S by 106°53'27"E |
| Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura II |
| Airport Type: | Public Executive Private Military |
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HLP |
| More Information: | HLP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDW / KEDW |
| Airport Name: | Edwards Air Force Base |
| Location: | Edwards, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°54'20"N by 117°53'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Air Force |
| View all routes: | Routes from EDW |
| More Information: | EDW Maps & Info |
Facts about Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP):
- Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The feasibility study of Airport to Airport Express Train has been finished and ready for prequalification offering.
- The furthest airport from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) is Palonegro International Airport (BGA), which is nearly antipodal to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (meaning Halim Perdanakusuma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Palonegro International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Bucaramanga, Colombia.
- Halim Perdanakusuma Airport handled 201,348 passengers last year.
- Because of Halim Perdanakusuma Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Halim Perdanakusuma 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.
- Halim Perdanakusuma Airport is located in East Jakarta in the Indonesian capital Jakarta,
- This terminal is used only for Hajj season only.
- In addition to being known as "Halim Perdanakusuma Airport", another name for HLP is "Bandara Udara Halim Perdanakusuma".
- The closest airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) is Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WNW of HLP.
- To ease Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, the Halim airport authority has announced to give 60 flight slots per hour for scheduled flights and for the first time, the 2013 Haj pilgrims have used this airport.
- This airport takes its name from Air Vice-Marshal Halim Perdanakoesoema, an Indonesian aviator.
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.
- In December 1949, Muroc was renamed Edwards Air Force Base in honor of Captain Glen Edwards, who was killed a year earlier in the crash of the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing.
- The furthest airport from Edwards Air Force Base (EDW) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,414 miles (18,369 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern California, located approximately 22 miles northeast of Lancaster.
- The initial use for Muroc was IV Bomber Command Operational Unit training.
- Aircraft testing continued at this desert "Army Air Base", then on 8 November 1943, the base title was changed to "Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc".
- The closest airport to Edwards Air Force Base (EDW) is Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NW of EDW.
- The Main Base is also the home of the Benefield Anechoic Facility, an electromagnetic and radio frequency testing building.
