Nonstop flight route between Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia and Birmingham, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ranai Airport (NTX), Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia and Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,835 miles (or 11,001 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 Ranai Airport and Birmingham 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 Ranai Airport and Birmingham Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTX / WION |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°54'31"N by 108°23'16"E |
Operator/Owner: | Indonesian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NTX |
More Information: | NTX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHX / EGBB |
Airport Name: | Birmingham Airport |
Location: | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'14"N by 1°44'53"W |
Area Served: | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Seven Metropolitan Boroughs of West Midlands (49% total) (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Solihull) Airport Group Investments Ltd. (48.25%) (Teache |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHX |
More Information: | BHX Maps & Info |
Facts about Ranai Airport (NTX):
- In addition to being known as "Ranai Airport", another name for NTX is "Bandar Udara Ranai".
- The closest airport to Ranai Airport (NTX) is Matak Airport (MWK), which is located 152 miles (244 kilometers) WSW of NTX.
- Ranai Airport (NTX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ranai Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Ranai 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 Ranai Airport (NTX) is Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET), which is nearly antipodal to Ranai Airport (meaning Ranai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,827 kilometers) away in Leticia, Colombia.
Facts about Birmingham Airport (BHX):
- Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
- The extension will increase the runway length from the present 2,605 m to 3,003 m, the main plan was to have a 150m starter extension along with the 400m extension but because the plan for the tunnel had been cancelled because of costs the runway length will be 3,050 m.There will be a loop taxiway from which planes will taxi to the runway and then takeoff.
- Birmingham handled a record 9.6 million passengers in 2008, and 9.1 million passengers used the airport in 2013, making Birmingham the seventh busiest UK airport.
- Because of Birmingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham 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.
- Building a new control tower for the airport began in July 2011, to replace the old tower which has stood at the airport since it was opened in 1939.
- Birmingham has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
- During the post-war years, public events, such as air fairs and air races were held on the site.
- Although initial plans for a second runway were scrapped, this is now firmly back on the airports agenda ahead of the report into Britains aviation strategy being published.
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.