Nonstop flight route between Kerinci, Indonesia and Mountain View, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Depati Parbo Airport (KRC), Kerinci, Indonesia and Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,755 miles (or 14,090 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 Depati Parbo Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield, 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 Depati Parbo Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Depati Parbo Airport (KRC):

• Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Depati Parbo Airport", another name for KRC is "Bandara Depati Parbo".
• The closest airport to Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) is Rokot Airport (RKI), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) W of KRC.
• The furthest airport from Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) is Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI), which is nearly antipodal to Depati Parbo Airport (meaning Depati Parbo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Guapi, Colombia.
• Because of Depati Parbo Airport's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Depati Parbo 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 Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):

• Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
• After the crashing of the Macon on 12 February 1935, the Navy wanted to close Moffett Field due to its high cost of operations.
• The furthest airport from Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• At its peak in the 1990s, NAS Moffett Field was the U.S.
• Restoration On April 21, 2011, crews began stripping the PCB-laced exterior panels of Hangar One.
• The US Navy is evaluating options for remediating the PCBs, lead and asbestos, and NASA is evaluating options for reuse of the hangar.
• The closest airport to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of NUQ.
• Because of Moffett Federal Airfield's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Moffett Federal Airfield 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.
• Moffett Federal Airfield has occasional air traffic, with an average of 5-10 flights landing per day.
• Post-Cold War defense cutbacks and related Base Realignment and Closure actions in the 1990s identified NAS Moffett Field for closure.