Nonstop flight route between Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia and Wilmington, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK), Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia and Wilmington International Airport (ILM), Wilmington, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,032 miles (or 16,146 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 Supadio International Airport (SPA) and Wilmington International 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 Supadio International Airport (SPA) and Wilmington International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK):

• Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) currently has only 1 runway.
• There was a plan to rename Supadio Airport as Sultan Hamid II International Airport in 2006, but the plan was cancelled.
• Because of Supadio International Airport (SPA)'s relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Supadio International Airport (SPA) 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 closest airport to Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) is Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) SSE of PNK.
• In addition to being known as "Supadio International Airport (SPA)", another name for PNK is "Bandar Udara Internasional Supadio (SPA)".
• The furthest airport from Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) is Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP), which is nearly antipodal to Supadio International Airport (SPA) (meaning Supadio International Airport (SPA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in Mitú, Colombia.

Facts about Wilmington International Airport (ILM):

• The New Hanover County Airport Authority has five board members.
• ILM was one of four airports along the East Coast which served as an emergency abort landing site for the Space Shuttle.
• Wilmington International Airport (ILM) has 2 runways.
• Because of Wilmington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilmington 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 "Wilmington International Airport", another name for ILM is "New Hanover County International Airport".
• Wilmington International Airport is a public airport located just north of Wilmington, North Carolina, in unincorporated Wrightsboro, Cape Fear Township, New Hanover County.
• The furthest airport from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,693 miles (18,818 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to flights to its main regional hub at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, US Airways introduced three daily flights between Wilmington and La Guardia Airport in New York City during the 2000s following lobbying from the Wilmington community.
• During World War II, the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force for antisubmarine patrols and training.
• The closest airport to Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNE of ILM.