Nonstop flight route between Panama City, Florida, United States and Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM), Panama City, Florida, United States and Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW), Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,992 miles (or 16,080 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 Tyndall Air Force Base and Malikus Saleh 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 Tyndall Air Force Base and Malikus Saleh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PAM / KPAM |
Airport Name: | Tyndall Air Force Base |
Location: | Panama City, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°4'42"N by 85°34'35"W |
View all routes: | Routes from PAM |
More Information: | PAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSW / WITM |
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Location: | Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°13'36"N by 96°57'1"E |
Area Served: | Lhokseumawe - Medan |
Operator/Owner: | Lhokseumawe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 90 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LSW |
More Information: | LSW Maps & Info |
Facts about Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM):
- The closest airport to Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM) is Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of PAM.
- In 1962 the search radar was upgraded and re-designated as an AN/FPS-64.
- In December 1940, a site board determined that Flexible Gunnery School No.
- In September 1950, Tyndall became an Air Training Command installation, designated as the USAF Pilot Instructor School.
- When World War II ended, Tyndall Field was demobilized.
- On 1 October 1979, this site came under Tactical Air Command jurisdiction with the inactivation of Aerospace Defense Command and the formation of ADTAC.
- The furthest airport from Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,235 miles (18,080 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The 53d Weapons Evaluation Group, is an Air Combat Command tenant organization that reports to the 53d Wing at nearby Eglin Air Force Base.
Facts about Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW):
- Because of Malikus Saleh Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Malikus Saleh 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 Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) is Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), which is nearly antipodal to Malikus Saleh Airport (meaning Malikus Saleh Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport), and is located 12,305 miles (19,803 kilometers) away in Talara, Peru.
- Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lhoksukon airport, owned by Pt Exxon Mobil is also nearby.
- In addition to being known as "Malikus Saleh Airport", another name for LSW is "Bandar Udara Malikussaleh".
- Currently, Wings Air is the only airline that fly to airports Malikussaleh Lhokseumawe-Medan route
- The closest airport to Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) is Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ), which is located 107 miles (173 kilometers) W of LSW.