Nonstop flight route between Buol, Indonesia and Newport News, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pogogul Airport (UOL), Buol, Indonesia and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,557 miles (or 15,381 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 Pogogul Airport and Newport News/Williamsburg 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 Pogogul Airport and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pogogul Airport (UOL):

• Because of Pogogul Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Pogogul 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.
• Pogogul Airport (UOL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Pogogul Airport (UOL) is Jalaluddin Airport (GTO), which is located 104 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of UOL.
• In addition to being known as "Pogogul Airport", other names for UOL include "Bandara Pogogul" and "WAMY".
• The furthest airport from Pogogul Airport (UOL) is Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT), which is nearly antipodal to Pogogul Airport (meaning Pogogul Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Porto de Trombetas Airport), and is located 12,284 miles (19,768 kilometers) away in Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil.

Facts about Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):

• When the United States Congress deregulated the airlines in 1978, many airlines serving Patrick Henry Airport consolidated their southeast Virginia services at other area airports.
• In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
• The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg 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.
• Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
• In February 2012, PEOPLExpress Airlines announced plans to fly out of the airport to several destinations.
• When the original control tower was shut down in July 2007 with the opening of the state of the art 147 ft tall new tower, it had been the oldest operating control tower on the east coast with continuous service for 55 years.
• Until the 1990s, part of the original terminal building was named Flight Services Building, and home to the National Weather Service.
• Frontier Airlines began nonstop service from Newport News in 2010 as the airport was finishing a $23 million renovation.
• The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.