Nonstop flight route between Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel and Jakarta, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel and Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP), Jakarta, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,411 miles (or 8,708 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 Ben Gurion Airport and Halim Perdanakusuma 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 Ben Gurion Airport and Halim Perdanakusuma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ben Gurion Airport (TLV):

• In addition to being known as "Ben Gurion Airport", another name for TLV is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה בֵּן גּוּרְיוֹן".
• While Ben Grunion Airport is conveniently located in the very center of the country, this fact also means that the airport is surrounded by various residential communities who often complain of noise pollution caused by the airport.
• The furthest airport from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,672 miles (18,784 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Because of Ben Gurion Airport's relatively low elevation of 134 feet, planes can take off or land at Ben Gurion 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.
• Work on Natbag 2000, as the Terminal 3 project was known, was scheduled for completion prior to 2000 in order to handle a massive influx of pilgrims expected for the Millennium celebrations.
• The closest airport to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Sde Dov Airport (SDV), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of TLV.
• Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) has 3 runways.
• Ben Gurion Airport, also referred to by its Hebrew acronym Natbag, is Israel's main international airport, handling over 14.2 million passengers in 2013.
• After the main security check, passengers wait for their flights in the star-shaped duty-free rotunda.
• This terminal, built in 1999, was meant to handle the crowds expected in 2000, but never officially opened.
• Prior to the opening of Terminal 3, Terminal 1 was the main terminal building at Ben Gurion Airport.

Facts about Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP):

• Halim Perdanakusuma was the city's main airport until the opening of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang in 1985.
• This airport is also used for military, private and presidential purposes.
• Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Halim Perdanakusuma Airport handled 201,348 passengers last year.
• To ease Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, the Halim airport authority has announced to give 60 flight slots per hour for scheduled flights and for the first time, the 2013 Haj pilgrims have used this airport.
• The closest airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) is Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WNW of HLP.
• In addition to being known as "Halim Perdanakusuma Airport", another name for HLP is "Bandara Udara Halim Perdanakusuma".
• The furthest airport from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) is Palonegro International Airport (BGA), which is nearly antipodal to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (meaning Halim Perdanakusuma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Palonegro International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Bucaramanga, Colombia.
• Because of Halim Perdanakusuma Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Halim Perdanakusuma 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.