Nonstop flight route between Roanoke, Virginia, United States and Astraksetra, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA), Roanoke, Virginia, United States and Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), Astraksetra, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,153 miles (or 16,340 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 Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport and Gunung Batin 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 Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport and Gunung Batin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROA / KROA |
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| Location: | Roanoke, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°19'32"N by 79°58'32"W |
| Area Served: | Roanoke Valley, New River Valley |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1175 feet (358 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROA |
| More Information: | ROA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKQ / WIAG |
| Airport Name: | Gunung Batin Airport |
| Location: | Astraksetra, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°37'0"S by 105°13'59"E |
| Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKQ |
| More Information: | AKQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA):
- The furthest airport from Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,559 miles (18,603 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Originally 5,900 feet in length, an expansion to lengthen Runway 6/24 was originally envisioned in the 1970s.
- Local residents and businesses sometimes complain about the airport's limited number of non-stop flights and lack of low priced fares.
- Piedmont service originally commenced on April 16, 1948, with only a pair of flights, which carried 42 passengers.
- In addition to being known as "Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport", another name for ROA is "Woodrum Field".
- Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) has 2 runways.
- Designed for future expansion to accommodate additional aircraft, there has been talk of a terminal expansion, though official plans have yet to be announced.
- Roanoke Regional saw 685,000 passengers in 2007, with 71 percent on-time departures and 68 percent on-time arrivals.
- The closest airport to Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) WSW of ROA.
Facts about Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ):
- Because of Gunung Batin Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Gunung Batin 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 Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) is Santiago Vila Airport (GIR), which is nearly antipodal to Gunung Batin Airport (meaning Gunung Batin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santiago Vila Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Girardot, Colombia.
- The closest airport to Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) S of AKQ.
