Nonstop flight route between Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia and Boa Vista, Cape Verde:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL), Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia and Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC), Boa Vista, Cape Verde would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,163 miles (or 14,747 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 Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport and Aristides Pereira 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 Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport and Aristides Pereira International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PWL / |
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| Location: | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°27'42"S by 109°25'0"E |
| Area Served: | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Indonesian Airforce Airport Public Airport (n |
| View all routes: | Routes from PWL |
| More Information: | PWL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVC / GVBA |
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| Location: | Boa Vista, Cape Verde |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°8'14"N by 22°53'21"W |
| Area Served: | Sal Rei |
| Operator/Owner: | Empresa nacional de Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (ASA) |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BVC |
| More Information: | BVC Maps & Info |
Facts about Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL):
- In addition to being known as "Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport", other names for PWL include "Bandar Udara Wirasaba" and "WICP".
- The closest airport to Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) is Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WSW of PWL.
- The furthest airport from Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) is Guasdualito Airport (GDO), which is nearly antipodal to Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (meaning Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guasdualito Airport), and is located 12,416 miles (19,981 kilometers) away in Guasdualito, Venezuela.
Facts about Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC):
- Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Aristides Pereira International Airport (meaning Aristides Pereira International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,057 miles (19,404 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Aristides Pereira International Airport", another name for BVC is "Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira".
- Because of Aristides Pereira International Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Aristides Pereira 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.
- The closest airport to Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) is Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of BVC.
- On 19 December 2007 a Livingston Airlines Airbus A321-200 made the first international arrival to Rabil from Verona, Italy.
