Nonstop flight route between Surabaya, Indonesia and Tucson, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Juanda International Airport (SUB), Surabaya, Indonesia and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), Tucson, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,155 miles (or 14,733 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 Juanda International Airport and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, 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 Juanda International Airport and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Juanda International Airport (SUB):

• Because of Juanda International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Juanda 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 Juanda International Airport (SUB) is Las Flecheras Airport (SFD), which is nearly antipodal to Juanda International Airport (meaning Juanda International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Las Flecheras Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela.
• Juanda International Airport (SUB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The following are statistics for the airport from 1999 to 2013.
• In addition to being known as "Juanda International Airport", another name for SUB is "Bandar Udara Internasional Juanda".
• Juanda International Airport handled 16,447,912 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Juanda International Airport (SUB) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of SUB.
• Primkopal Juanda taxis operate on a flat-fee rate to various destinations in Surabaya.
• On the apron, Saudi Airlines Boeing 747 refueling and reloading to serve Indonesian Hajj pilgrims to Mecca.

Facts about Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA):

• The base was named in honor of World War I pilots Lieutenants Samuel H.
• The closest airport to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Tucson International Airport (TUS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of DMA.
• The 41st Electronic Combat Squadron, equipped with the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft, arrived on 1 July 1980, and reported to the 552d Airborne Warning and Control Wing.
• One of the wing's tenant units, the 55th Electronic Combat Group, is tasked to provide command, control and communications countermeasures in support of tactical forces with its EC-130H aircraft.
• After the execution of Operation Enduring Freedom, eight A-10s from the 355 WG were called to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, to fly close air support missions supporting multinational ground forces.
• On 15 June 1964, Davis-Monthan's 303d Bombardment Wing was inactivated as part of the retirement of the B-47 Stratojet from active service.
• The furthest airport from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The base provides additional active duty support to the 162d Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard, located at nearby Tucson International Airport, which flies the F-16C and F-16D Fighting Falcon.
• In April 1953 the Air Defense Command's 15th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was activated with F-86A Sabres.