Nonstop flight route between Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia and Rhine, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ), Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia and Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ), Rhine, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,469 miles (or 10,411 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 Rheine-Bentlage Air 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 Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport and Rheine-Bentlage Air Base. 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):

• In addition to being known as "Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport", other names for TNJ include "Bandar Udara Internasional Raja Haji Fisabilillah" and "بانداراينتيرناتيونالراحاحاخيفيسابيليللاح".
• 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.
• Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport handled 231,388 passengers last year.
• Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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 airport is named after Raja Haji Fisabilillah.

Facts about Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ):

• In 1960, following the founding of the German Armed Forces in 1955 and the establishing of a new branch within the German Army, the Aviation Corps, completely new military installations, hangars and a small runway made of asphalt, were constructed on the grounds of the former German Air Force base.
• The closest airport to Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) is Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of ZPQ.
• Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Rheine-Bentlage Air Base's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Rheine-Bentlage Air Base 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 Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,825 miles (19,030 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Rheine-Bentlage Air Base", another name for ZPQ is "(Advanced Landing Ground B-108)".
• In 2004, after a further restructuring of the Bundeswehr, during which a large number of bases were closed, Army Aviation Medium Transport Regiment 15 was given the honorary name Münsterland, this being the result of the German Army's continuing commitment to the base at the time.
• Army Aviation Medium Transport Regiment 15 was part of Airmobile Operations Division.