Nonstop flight route between Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia and Marysville, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(0°47'12"S by 100°16'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°8'9"N by 121°26'11"W)
Distance from PDG to BAB:
8,704.79 miles (14,008.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG), Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia and Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,705 miles (or 14,009 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDG / WIPT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°47'12"S by 100°16'50"E |
| Area Served: | Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura II |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PDG |
| More Information: | PDG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAB / KBAB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Marysville, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'9"N by 121°26'11"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAB |
| More Information: | BAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG):
- The furthest airport from Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) is Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM), which is nearly antipodal to Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (meaning Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carlos Concha Torres International Airport), and is located 12,422 miles (19,991 kilometers) away in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
- Along with the development of the airport, the local government has completed a flyover at the intersection of the entrance to the airport which links the Airport with the By-pass arterial road.
- There is a plan to lengthen the runway by 250 m to be compatible with Boeing 747, Airbus A340 planes, and also to connect the airport to the city of Padang with a train service.
- In addition to being known as "Minangkabau International Airport (MIA)", other names for PDG include "Bandar Udara Internasional Minangkabau (MIA)" and "بانداراينتيرنسيونالمينڠكاباو".
- Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Minangkabau International Airport is the principal airport serving the province of West Sumatra on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) is Rokot Airport (RKI), which is located 99 miles (159 kilometers) SSW of PDG.
- Because of Minangkabau International Airport (MIA)'s relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) 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 Beale Air Force Base (BAB):
- On 24 May 1962, during a contractor checkout, a blast rocked launcher 1 at complex 4C at Chico, destroying a Titan I and causing heavy damage to the silo.
- The furthest airport from Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,251 miles (18,107 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In 1959 Air Defense Command established a Semi Automatic Ground Environment Data Center was established at Beale AFB.
- DC-18 was initially under the San Francisco Air Defense Sector, established on 15 February 1959.
- In July 1965 the wing was redesignated the 456th Bombardment Wing, Heavy with the inactivation of the Titan I Missile squadron but continued to fly the B-52 and KC-135.
- The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is composed of four groups at Beale and various overseas operating locations.
- The closest airport to Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Yuba County Airport (MYV), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of BAB.
- In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 99.09 miles (159.47 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 117.88 miles (189.71 km) NE | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 121.62 miles (195.72 km) SE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 162.11 miles (260.88 km) NNW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 183.71 miles (295.65 km) NNE | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 223.34 miles (359.44 km) NW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 239.70 miles (385.76 km) ESE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 250.91 miles (403.80 km) NNE | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 255.52 miles (411.22 km) SSE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 262.82 miles (422.96 km) NNE | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 11 | 280.45 miles (451.34 km) ENE | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 12 | 284.50 miles (457.85 km) NNE | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 13 | 287.76 miles (463.10 km) NNE | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 288.04 miles (463.55 km) NE | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 290.87 miles (468.10 km) ENE | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,422.07 miles (19,991.33 km) NNW | Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 12,324.07 miles (19,833.63 km) WNW | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,300.21 miles (19,795.22 km) SSE | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,299.97 miles (19,794.84 km) SSE | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 12,297.83 miles (19,791.39 km) W | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,297.13 miles (19,790.26 km) SSW | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 12,295.23 miles (19,787.21 km) W | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,277.65 miles (19,758.92 km) SSW | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,263.86 miles (19,736.72 km) WNW | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,260.73 miles (19,731.68 km) NW | Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) | Guapi, Colombia | |
| 11 | 12,241.41 miles (19,700.59 km) SW | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 12,234.13 miles (19,688.88 km) WNW | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,233.06 miles (19,687.15 km) S | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,229.19 miles (19,680.92 km) WNW | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 12,221.27 miles (19,668.17 km) W | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.62 miles (12.27 km) WSW | Yuba County Airport (MYV) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 2 | 22.79 miles (36.68 km) ESE | Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) | Auburn, California, United States | |
| 3 | 26.25 miles (42.24 km) NNW | Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) | Oroville, California, United States | |
| 4 | 31.55 miles (50.78 km) SSW | Sacramento International Airport (SMF) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 5 | 32.42 miles (52.17 km) S | Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 6 | 40.07 miles (64.49 km) ENE | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| 7 | 40.92 miles (65.85 km) S | Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 8 | 43.20 miles (69.52 km) S | Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 9 | 46.45 miles (74.76 km) SE | Placerville Airport (PVF) | Placerville, California, United States | |
| 10 | 49.29 miles (79.33 km) WNW | Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW) | Willows, California, United States | |
| 11 | 50.80 miles (81.76 km) NNW | Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) | Chico, California, United States | |
| 12 | 59.55 miles (95.84 km) SSW | Nut Tree Airport (VCB) | Vacaville, California, United States | |
| 13 | 65.90 miles (106.05 km) SSW | Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) | Fairfield, California, United States | |
| 14 | 70.57 miles (113.57 km) E | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) | Truckee, California, United States | |
| 15 | 78.36 miles (126.11 km) SW | Napa County Airport (APC) | Napa, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,251.46 miles (18,107.43 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,192.00 miles (18,011.73 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,163.22 miles (17,965.42 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,154.46 miles (17,951.32 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,143.27 miles (17,933.32 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,067.68 miles (17,811.66 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,058.14 miles (17,796.31 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,039.11 miles (17,765.67 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,954.68 miles (17,629.80 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,950.56 miles (17,623.17 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,937.87 miles (17,602.76 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,883.34 miles (17,515.00 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,882.96 miles (17,514.38 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,874.73 miles (17,501.14 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,854.46 miles (17,468.52 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |