Nonstop flight route between Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia and Hawker, South Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ), Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia and Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,162 miles (or 5,089 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 Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport and Wilpena Pound, 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 Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport and Wilpena Pound. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ):

• Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport handled 231,388 passengers last year.
• Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) is Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of TNJ.
• The airport is named after Raja Haji Fisabilillah.
• Because of Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Raja Haji Fisabilillah 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 Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) is Caucayá Airport (LQM), which is nearly antipodal to Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (meaning Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Caucayá Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,902 kilometers) away in Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia.
• In addition to being known as "Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport", other names for TNJ include "Bandar Udara Internasional Raja Haji Fisabilillah" and "بانداراينتيرناتيونالراحاحاخيفيسابيليللاح".

Facts about Wilpena Pound (HWK):

• Because of Wilpena Pound's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilpena Pound 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.
• Although not part of the Pound, the adjacent Elder Range was named by Frederick Sinnett after the very successful Adelaide businessman, Sir Thomas Elder.
• Wilpena Pound is a natural amphitheatre of mountains located 429 kilometres north of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia in the heart of the Flinders Ranges National Park.
• The closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of HWK.
• The Pound also later became part of the Flinders Ranges National Park.
• The furthest airport from Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,642 miles (18,736 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• The name of the Pound, Wilpena, is reported to be Aboriginal, meaning "place of bent fingers".