Nonstop flight route between Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Bajawa, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°42'45"S by 121°3'45"E)
Distance from SWW to BJW:
9,319.38 miles (14,998.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW), Bajawa, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,319 miles (or 14,998 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 Avenger Field and Bajawa Soa 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 Avenger Field and Bajawa Soa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWW / KSWW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sweetwater, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W |
| Area Served: | Sweetwater, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Sweetwater |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2380 feet (725 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SWW |
| More Information: | SWW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJW / WRKB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bajawa, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°42'45"S by 121°3'45"E |
| Elevation: | 4326 feet (1,319 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJW |
| More Information: | BJW Maps & Info |
Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
- Today, most of the cold war air force station has been redeveloped and new buildings have taken their place.
- Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The first course was four months long.
- At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
Facts about Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW):
- Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bajawa Soa Airport's high elevation of 4,326 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Bajawa Soa Airport", other names for BJW include "Bandar Udara Soa" and "WATB".
- The closest airport to Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) is H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) ESE of BJW.
- The furthest airport from Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is nearly antipodal to Bajawa Soa Airport (meaning Bajawa Soa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ogle Airport), and is located 12,293 miles (19,784 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Guyana.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.81 miles (57.63 km) E | Dyess Air Force Base (DYS) | Abilene, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 45.83 miles (73.75 km) E | Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) | Abilene, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 63.95 miles (102.91 km) WSW | Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) | Big Spring, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 71.80 miles (115.55 km) S | Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 75.75 miles (121.91 km) SE | Coleman Municipal Airport (COM) | Coleman, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 76.87 miles (123.71 km) S | San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 99.86 miles (160.71 km) ESE | Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) | Brownwood, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 100.05 miles (161.01 km) WSW | Midland Airpark (MDD) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 107.75 miles (173.40 km) WSW | Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 111.44 miles (179.34 km) SE | Curtis Field (BBD) | Brady, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 113.93 miles (183.36 km) NW | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) | Lubbock, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 117.01 miles (188.31 km) ENE | Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) | Olney, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 136.27 miles (219.31 km) N | Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) | Childress, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 137.94 miles (221.99 km) NNW | Hale County Airport (PVW) | Plainview, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 141.69 miles (228.02 km) E | Mineral Wells Airport (MWL) | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,106.58 miles (17,874.26 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,854.83 miles (17,469.11 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,769.25 miles (17,331.38 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,757.91 miles (17,313.14 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,657.88 miles (17,152.15 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,406.42 miles (16,747.47 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,388.29 miles (16,718.29 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,372.83 miles (16,693.42 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,369.01 miles (16,687.26 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,350.23 miles (16,657.04 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,345.87 miles (16,650.02 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,343.80 miles (16,646.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,342.88 miles (16,645.21 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,342.40 miles (16,644.44 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,339.74 miles (16,640.16 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.92 miles (67.46 km) ESE | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 80.35 miles (129.31 km) E | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 80.36 miles (129.33 km) E | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 81.66 miles (131.42 km) W | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 84.02 miles (135.22 km) SW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 131.47 miles (211.58 km) SSE | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 162.70 miles (261.84 km) W | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 204.38 miles (328.91 km) ESE | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 244.92 miles (394.16 km) E | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 245.56 miles (395.19 km) NNE | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 265.35 miles (427.04 km) E | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 272.64 miles (438.76 km) NNW | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 305.03 miles (490.90 km) E | Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 14 | 326.87 miles (526.04 km) W | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 333.22 miles (536.27 km) NNE | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,293.37 miles (19,784.22 km) NNW | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 2 | 12,276.81 miles (19,757.56 km) NNW | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 3 | 12,227.90 miles (19,678.85 km) NE | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 4 | 12,224.71 miles (19,673.71 km) NE | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 5 | 12,207.32 miles (19,645.72 km) NE | El Dorado Airport (EOR) | El Dorado, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 12,206.15 miles (19,643.84 km) NW | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 7 | 12,179.19 miles (19,600.45 km) NW | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 8 | 12,173.94 miles (19,592.00 km) E | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 12,173.94 miles (19,592.00 km) E | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 12,173.38 miles (19,591.12 km) ENE | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,170.95 miles (19,587.20 km) NW | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 12 | 12,168.74 miles (19,583.64 km) NNW | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 13 | 12,140.50 miles (19,538.20 km) ENE | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 12,138.14 miles (19,534.39 km) NE | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 15 | 12,133.06 miles (19,526.21 km) N | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |