Nonstop flight route between Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia and Liège, Wallonia, Belgium:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG), Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia and Liège Airport (LGG), Liège, Wallonia, Belgium would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,472 miles (or 10,416 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 Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) and Liège 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 Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) and Liège Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG):

• 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".
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Minangkabau International Airport is located 23 km from the center of the city of Padang, occupying an area of ± 427 hectares as the main gateway to West Sumatra.
• Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Liège Airport (LGG):

• Liège Airport (LGG) has 2 runways.
• Liège Airport, also called Liège-Bierset, is an important cargo airport in Belgium.
• Because of Liège Airport's relatively low elevation of 659 feet, planes can take off or land at Liège 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 Liège Airport (LGG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,957 miles (19,242 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Avient Aviation has its Continental Europe offices on the airport property.
• Liège Airport handled 309,206 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Liège Airport (LGG) is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NE of LGG.