Nonstop flight route between Agana, Guam and Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°7'14"N by 104°7'6"E)
Distance from UAM to BTH:
2,919.20 miles (4,697.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam and Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH), Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,919 miles (or 4,698 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 Andersen Air Force Base and Hang Nadim International 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 Andersen Air Force Base and Hang Nadim International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAM / PGUA |
| Airport Name: | Andersen Air Force Base |
| Location: | Agana, Guam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from UAM |
| More Information: | UAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTH / WIDD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°7'14"N by 104°7'6"E |
| Area Served: | Batam |
| Operator/Owner: | Otorita Batam |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BTH |
| More Information: | BTH Maps & Info |
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- The closest airport to Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SW of UAM.
- The frequent bombings resulted in a cease-fire in Vietnam, but the B-52s continued to fly missions over Cambodia and Laos until those were halted on 15 August 1973.
- Additionally, the 41st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron of the Pacific Air Forces, along with its F-86s, was stationed at Andersen from August 1956 until it was inactivated in March 1960.
- Andersen is one of four bomber forward operating locations in the US Air Force.
- Flying out of Guam, S/Sgt Henry E Erwin of the 29th Bombardment Group was awarded the Medal of Honor for action that saved his B-29 during a mission over Koriyama, Japan, on 12 April 1945.
- The furthest airport from Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Andersen Air Force Base (meaning Andersen Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- In 1951, the Strategic Air Command chose several overseas bases to support rotational unit deployments of its bombers from stateside bases, starting with B-29 Superfortress units and later including Convair B-36, B-47 Stratojet, B-50 Superfortress bombers, and KB-29 refueling tankers.
Facts about Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH):
- Shuttle airport bus are serving several destination from Hang Nadim International Airport, currently it serves by a bus operator, "Damri".
- The closest airport to Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) is Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NNW of BTH.
- In addition to being known as "Hang Nadim International Airport", other names for BTH include "Bandar Udara Internasional Hang Nadim" and "WIKB".
- Because of Hang Nadim International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Hang Nadim 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.
- At end of May 2014, Hang Nadim International Airport accompanied with the previous five, Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali.
- The furthest airport from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Hang Nadim International Airport (meaning Hang Nadim International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,872 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
- Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.87 miles (17.49 km) SW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam |     |
| 2 | 46.21 miles (74.37 km) NNE | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 108.47 miles (174.56 km) NNE | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 4 | 119.13 miles (191.72 km) NNE | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 5 | 425.53 miles (684.82 km) SW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 6 | 542.19 miles (872.57 km) WSW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 631.99 miles (1,017.08 km) SE | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 808.81 miles (1,301.66 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 825.31 miles (1,328.20 km) WSW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 10 | 946.66 miles (1,523.50 km) NE | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 11 | 1,011.05 miles (1,627.13 km) ESE | Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 1,094.32 miles (1,761.13 km) S | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 1,107.25 miles (1,781.94 km) SSE | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 1,155.24 miles (1,859.18 km) SSW | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 1,156.58 miles (1,861.33 km) SSW | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,213.54 miles (19,655.74 km) ESE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,212.40 miles (19,653.90 km) SE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,158.33 miles (19,566.89 km) ESE | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,151.95 miles (19,556.62 km) S | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,104.71 miles (19,480.59 km) SE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,059.77 miles (19,408.27 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,039.20 miles (19,375.16 km) ESE | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,012.80 miles (19,332.68 km) E | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,997.15 miles (19,307.49 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,992.08 miles (19,299.33 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,963.03 miles (19,252.58 km) SE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,920.20 miles (19,183.65 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,906.53 miles (19,161.65 km) S | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,876.43 miles (19,113.22 km) E | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,866.23 miles (19,096.79 km) ESE | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.73 miles (30.14 km) NNW | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 2 | 21.97 miles (35.35 km) NW | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 3 | 26.81 miles (43.15 km) NW | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 4 | 31.69 miles (51.00 km) ESE | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 33.78 miles (54.36 km) WNW | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 6 | 47.42 miles (76.31 km) NW | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 89.05 miles (143.31 km) NNW | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 117.38 miles (188.90 km) N | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 151.12 miles (243.21 km) WNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 188.51 miles (303.38 km) W | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 190.29 miles (306.25 km) WSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 193.42 miles (311.27 km) S | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 193.48 miles (311.38 km) NNW | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 201.26 miles (323.89 km) NW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 15 | 213.30 miles (343.27 km) NE | Matak Airport (MWK) | Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,347.93 miles (19,872.01 km) ESE | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 12,336.32 miles (19,853.34 km) SW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,328.69 miles (19,841.05 km) SE | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,316.57 miles (19,821.55 km) SSE | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,283.80 miles (19,768.80 km) E | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,283.34 miles (19,768.07 km) SSE | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,262.02 miles (19,733.76 km) ESE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,253.18 miles (19,719.54 km) SE | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,252.24 miles (19,718.02 km) SE | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,252.04 miles (19,717.69 km) ESE | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,250.66 miles (19,715.48 km) E | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 12,248.28 miles (19,711.65 km) N | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,247.32 miles (19,710.10 km) E | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,237.47 miles (19,694.25 km) NNE | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,222.84 miles (19,670.70 km) W | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |