Nonstop flight route between Rockford, Illinois, United States and Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD), Rockford, Illinois, United States and H. Asan Airport (SMQ), Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,373 miles (or 15,085 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 Chicago Rockford International Airport and H. Asan 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 Chicago Rockford International Airport and H. Asan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD):

• Several airlines have previously served the airport including United Express, Hooters Air, Frontier, Midwest Connect, Midway Connection, Trans Meridian, American Eagle, TWA, Ozark, McClain, Direct Air, Northwest Airlink, etc.
• Because of Chicago Rockford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 742 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago Rockford 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 furthest airport from Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The current terminal was built in 1987 in an effort to expand airline service in Rockford, but the common use of bus service to O'Hare International Airport kept most airlines away from Rockford.
• The larger north cargo apron is next to the main terminal.
• The closest airport to Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL), which is located 30 miles (47 kilometers) N of RFD.
• Chicago Rockford International Airport, is a general aviation and commercial airport in Winnebago County, Illinois.
• Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) has 2 runways.

Facts about H. Asan Airport (SMQ):

• Because of H. Asan Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at H. Asan 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 H. Asan Airport (SMQ) is Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ), which is located 139 miles (224 kilometers) ESE of SMQ.
• The furthest airport from H. Asan Airport (SMQ) is Obando Airport (PDA), which is nearly antipodal to H. Asan Airport (meaning H. Asan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Obando Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Puerto Inírida, Colombia.
• H. Asan Airport (SMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "H. Asan Airport", another name for SMQ is "Bandar Udara H. Asan".