Nonstop flight route between Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia and Pensacola, Florida, United States:
Departure Airport:
(2°44'44"S by 107°45'16"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°21'15"N by 87°18'20"W)
Distance from TJQ to NPA:
10,290.01 miles (16,560.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ), Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,290 miles (or 16,560 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 Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TJQ / WIKD |
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| Location: | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°44'44"S by 107°45'16"E |
| Area Served: | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 164 feet (50 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TJQ |
| More Information: | TJQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NPA / KNPA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Pensacola, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°21'15"N by 87°18'20"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
| Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NPA |
| More Information: | NPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA):
- Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
- Realizing the advantages of the Pensacola harbor and the large timber reserves nearby for shipbuilding, in 1825 President John Quincy Adams and Secretary of the Navy Samuel Southard made arrangements to build a Navy Yard on the southern tip of Escambia County, where the air station is today.
- Because of Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field 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 site now occupied by NAS Pensacola has been controlled by varying nations.
- In the years following World War I, aviation training slowed down.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,154 miles (17,951 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Also located on board NAS Pensacola is Naval Aviation Schools Command.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) is NOLF Saufley Field (NUN), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of NPA.
- Forrest Sherman Field was opened in 1954 on the western side of NAS Pensacola.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 165.44 miles (266.25 km) ENE | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 211.08 miles (339.69 km) W | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 212.42 miles (341.85 km) NNE | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 216.65 miles (348.66 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 245.49 miles (395.08 km) SSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 247.55 miles (398.39 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 250.43 miles (403.03 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 282.32 miles (454.36 km) S | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 287.35 miles (462.44 km) S | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 293.92 miles (473.01 km) WNW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 319.69 miles (514.50 km) S | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 337.31 miles (542.84 km) NW | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 343.16 miles (552.26 km) SSE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 344.19 miles (553.92 km) NNE | Sematan Airport (BSE) | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 345.33 miles (555.75 km) SSE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,407.30 miles (19,967.56 km) ENE | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,323.38 miles (19,832.50 km) ENE | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,307.56 miles (19,807.06 km) NE | Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) | Apiay, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,289.28 miles (19,777.63 km) NNE | Aguaclara Airport (ACL) | Aguaclara, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,263.84 miles (19,736.68 km) NW | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,258.72 miles (19,728.45 km) N | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,248.51 miles (19,712.02 km) NE | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,231.52 miles (19,684.67 km) ENE | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,225.95 miles (19,675.70 km) E | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,206.49 miles (19,644.39 km) ENE | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 11 | 12,205.33 miles (19,642.52 km) N | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,194.11 miles (19,624.46 km) ENE | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,187.56 miles (19,613.93 km) NE | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,178.60 miles (19,599.50 km) N | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) | Tame, Arauca, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,169.70 miles (19,585.18 km) NE | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.22 miles (13.22 km) NNW | NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 2 | 10.86 miles (17.48 km) NE | Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 19.80 miles (31.87 km) W | NOLF Barin (NHX) | Foley, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 22.28 miles (35.86 km) WSW | Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 30.63 miles (49.30 km) NNE | NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) | Milton, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 47.34 miles (76.19 km) E | Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) | Valaparaiso (near Fort Walton Beach), Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 49.15 miles (79.10 km) WNW | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 49.82 miles (80.18 km) E | Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (DSI) | Destin, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 50.89 miles (81.90 km) ENE | Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 55.08 miles (88.63 km) ENE | Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 60.45 miles (97.29 km) WNW | Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 73.30 miles (117.96 km) W | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 13 | 76.32 miles (122.82 km) N | Monroe County Airport (MVC) | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 90.03 miles (144.88 km) E | Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) | Panama City, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 96.52 miles (155.34 km) W | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,154.08 miles (17,950.70 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,129.65 miles (17,911.39 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,122.99 miles (17,900.67 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,111.71 miles (17,882.52 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,105.72 miles (17,872.88 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,105.45 miles (17,872.45 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,100.34 miles (17,864.22 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,089.71 miles (17,847.12 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,084.06 miles (17,838.02 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,074.95 miles (17,823.37 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,064.20 miles (17,806.06 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,059.33 miles (17,798.23 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,058.92 miles (17,797.56 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,044.53 miles (17,774.41 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,038.04 miles (17,763.95 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |