Nonstop flight route between Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ), Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,796 miles (or 10,938 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 Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport and Elmendorf 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 Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport and Elmendorf Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ):

• The furthest airport from Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) is Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE), which is nearly antipodal to Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (meaning Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in San José del Guaviare, Colombia.
• In addition to being known as "Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport", other names for TJQ include "Bandar Udara H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin" and "WIOD".
• Because of Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin 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.
• Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) is Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG), which is located 165 miles (266 kilometers) ENE of TJQ.

Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):

• The strategic importance of Elmendorf AFB was graphically realized during the spring of 1980 when the 18th Tactical Fighter Squadron deployed eight of its F-4Es to Korea to participate in exercise Team Spirit.
• Construction on Elmendorf Field began on 8 June 1940, as a major and permanent military airfield near Anchorage.
• The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
• The Elmendorf AFB is a site of one of the now decommissioned FLR-9 Wullenweber-class antennas, a node of the now obsolete High Frequency SIGINT direction finding system.
• The furthest airport from Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,542 miles (16,965 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The late 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s brought about a gradual, but significant decline in air defense forces in Alaska due to mission changes and the demands of the Vietnam War.
• In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".