Nonstop flight route between Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(0°55'21"N by 104°31'55"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°59'20"N by 98°29'30"W)
Distance from TNJ to SPS:
9,599.67 miles (15,449.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ), Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,600 miles (or 15,449 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TNJ / WIDN |
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| Location: | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°55'21"N by 104°31'55"E |
| Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura II |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TNJ |
| More Information: | TNJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPS / KSPS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'20"N by 98°29'30"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPS |
| More Information: | SPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ):
- In addition to being known as "Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport", other names for TNJ include "Bandar Udara Internasional Raja Haji Fisabilillah" and "بانداراينتيرناتيونالراحاحاخيفيسابيليللاح".
- 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.
- 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.
- On April 12, 2008, Deer airport name officially changed to Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport.
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- The host unit on Sheppard Air Force Base is the 82nd Training Wing whose mission makes it the most diversified training base within the Air Education and Training Command.
- Sheppard AFB began providing top-notch instruction in a diverse array of Air Force specialties during World War II.
- The 3950th Technical Training Wing was designated the Sheppard Technical Training Center 1 January 1959.
- The furthest airport from Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,952 miles (17,626 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Sheppard Air Force Base is named in honor of Senator John Morris Sheppard of Texas, chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee from 1933 until his death on 9 April 1941.
- It was officially opened as an Army Air Corps training center on 17 October 1941, following the arrival of the first military members on 14 June.
- In February 1992, restructuring and downsizing of the Air Force caused a realignment and renumbering of units at Sheppard.
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- The closest airport to Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of SPS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.69 miles (51.00 km) WNW | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 48.13 miles (77.45 km) NW | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 3 | 52.59 miles (84.64 km) NW | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 4 | 57.22 miles (92.08 km) NW | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 5 | 65.33 miles (105.14 km) WNW | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 6 | 77.50 miles (124.72 km) NW | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 111.11 miles (178.82 km) NNW | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 133.54 miles (214.92 km) N | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 182.67 miles (293.98 km) WNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 187.25 miles (301.34 km) SSW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 205.63 miles (330.93 km) NE | Matak Airport (MWK) | Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 215.70 miles (347.14 km) W | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 216.88 miles (349.04 km) NNW | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 219.24 miles (352.83 km) WNW | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 232.66 miles (374.43 km) WNW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,366.54 miles (19,901.96 km) SW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,327.16 miles (19,838.59 km) ESE | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,317.23 miles (19,822.61 km) SE | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,315.04 miles (19,819.08 km) SE | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,283.70 miles (19,768.65 km) NNE | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,263.13 miles (19,735.55 km) N | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,253.08 miles (19,719.36 km) ESE | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,248.99 miles (19,712.80 km) WSW | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,241.15 miles (19,700.18 km) SE | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,240.88 miles (19,699.75 km) SE | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 11 | 12,232.99 miles (19,687.04 km) NE | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,230.35 miles (19,682.79 km) ESE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,229.39 miles (19,681.25 km) ESE | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,223.54 miles (19,671.83 km) W | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,221.26 miles (19,668.16 km) E | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.87 miles (14.27 km) S | Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 37.70 miles (60.67 km) NW | Frederick Regional Airport (FDR) | Frederick, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 40.23 miles (64.74 km) N | Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 45.08 miles (72.55 km) NE | Halliburton Field (DUC) | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 5 | 45.54 miles (73.29 km) SSW | Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) | Olney, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 45.95 miles (73.94 km) N | Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 64.44 miles (103.70 km) NW | Altus Air Force Base (LTS) | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 8 | 68.83 miles (110.77 km) NW | Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS) | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 9 | 76.24 miles (122.70 km) NNW | Hobart Regional Airport (HBR) | Hobart, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 10 | 77.91 miles (125.38 km) ESE | Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) | Gainesville, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 79.12 miles (127.33 km) E | Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport (AHD) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 82.18 miles (132.26 km) NNE | Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK) | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 86.91 miles (139.87 km) ENE | Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 14 | 87.05 miles (140.09 km) SSE | Mineral Wells Airport (MWL) | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 96.71 miles (155.64 km) SE | Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,952.14 miles (17,625.72 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,705.81 miles (17,229.28 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,648.35 miles (17,136.81 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,624.25 miles (17,098.03 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,612.02 miles (17,078.34 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,520.50 miles (16,931.06 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,500.62 miles (16,899.06 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,481.04 miles (16,867.56 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,468.99 miles (16,848.16 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,466.62 miles (16,844.35 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,465.64 miles (16,842.77 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,455.01 miles (16,825.67 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,454.65 miles (16,825.09 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,450.97 miles (16,819.16 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,446.19 miles (16,811.47 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |