Nonstop flight route between Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia and Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU), Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia and Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,792 miles (or 14,150 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 Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport and Cheyenne Regional 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 Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport and Cheyenne Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBU / WRBK |
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| Location: | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°17'44"S by 116°9'51"E |
| Area Served: | Stagen, Kotabaru |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KBU |
| More Information: | KBU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYS / KCYS |
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| Location: | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°9'20"N by 104°48'38"W |
| Area Served: | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | Cheyenne Regional Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6159 feet (1,877 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYS |
| More Information: | CYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU):
- Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport", other names for KBU include "Bandar Udara Gusti Syamsir Alam" and "WAOK".
- The furthest airport from Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) is Canaima Airport (CAJ), which is nearly antipodal to Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (meaning Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canaima Airport), and is located 12,223 miles (19,671 kilometers) away in Canaima, Venezuela.
- The closest airport to Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) is Batu Licin Airport (BTW), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SW of KBU.
- Because of Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Gusti Syamsir Alam 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.
Facts about Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS):
- Because of Cheyenne Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,159 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of CYS.
- Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) has 2 runways.
- Smaller airlines served Cheyenne, mainly to Denver, including Rocky Mountain Airways with de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters and DHC-7 Dash 7s.
- The Boeing/United Airlines Terminal Building, Hangar and Fountain, built for what would become United Airlines between 1929 and 1934, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- The furthest airport from Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,803 miles (17,385 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Cheyenne Regional Airport", another name for CYS is "Jerry Olson Field".
