Nonstop flight route between Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia and Ibagué, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL), Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia and Perales Airport (IBE), Ibagué, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,060 miles (or 19,409 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 Perales 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 Perales Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between PWL and IBE makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport and Perales Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between PWL and IBE are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia and Ibagué, Colombia by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between PWL and IBE!

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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 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.
• The closest airport to Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) is Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WSW of PWL.

Facts about Perales Airport (IBE):

• Perales Airport (IBE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Perales Airport's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Perales 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 Perales Airport (IBE) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to Perales Airport (meaning Perales Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,969 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Perales Airport (IBE) is Santiago Vila Airport (GIR), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) ESE of IBE.