Nonstop flight route between Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia and Berbérati, Central African Republic:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU), Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia and Berbérati Airport (BBT), Berbérati, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,917 miles (or 9,522 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 Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport and Berbérati 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 Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport and Berbérati Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU):

• Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport handled 392,399 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) is Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) N of PKU.
• The furthest airport from Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) is Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (meaning Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mariscal Sucre International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in Quito, Ecuador.
• Because of Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport's relatively low elevation of 104 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Syarif Kasim II International 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.
• In addition to being known as "Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport", other names for PKU include "Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Syarif Kasim II" and "بندر اودارا اينترنسيونل سلطان شريف قاسم ٢".
• VIP lounge is located on the eastern side the terminal of Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport.
• Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport of Sultan Syarif Kasim II is Pekanbaru's historical airport since the period of Dutch colonies as well as independence era.
• The newly built airport has been equipped by some shopping outlets and venues such as souvenir stands, fashion store, F&B outlets, food court, grocery shops and many more.
• The airport serves flights to and from several cities in Indonesia and neighbouring countries such as Malaysia and Singapore.
• The airport is also a Type B airbase of the TNI-AU, homebase of the 12th Squadron, a shelter to some Hawk Mk.109s and Mk.209s.
• SSK II airport development was initialized in June 2013 and is expected to be completed in 2014.

Facts about Berbérati Airport (BBT):

• Berbérati Airport (BBT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Berbérati Airport", another name for BBT is "Berbérati".
• The closest airport to Berbérati Airport (BBT) is Carnot Airport (CRF), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) N of BBT.
• The furthest airport from Berbérati Airport (BBT) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.