Nonstop flight route between Jakarta, Indonesia and Braintree, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP), Jakarta, Indonesia and MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), Braintree, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,254 miles (or 11,675 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 MDPGA Wethersfield, 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 MDPGA Wethersfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP):

• Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) currently has only 1 runway.
• This airport takes its name from Air Vice-Marshal Halim Perdanakoesoema, an Indonesian aviator.
• Halim Perdanakusuma Airport handled 201,348 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF):

• The group returned to the United States in July 1945 and was inactivated at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts, on 23 October 1945.
• The furthest airport from MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,856 miles (19,080 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The 819th, along with the 2166th Communications Squadron, were the main units at Wethersfeld until the USAF returned the base to the British in 1990 due to budget cutbacks.
• In addition to being known as "MDPGA Wethersfield", another name for WXF is "RAF Wethersfield".
• Starting in July 1966, bases in Turkey, Spain, and Italy were transferred from Tactical Air Command to USAFE.
• In August 1976 the 66th CSS became Detachment 1, 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, based at RAF Alconbury.
• MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is London Stansted Airport (STN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of WXF.
• Because of MDPGA Wethersfield's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at MDPGA Wethersfield 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.