Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM), Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,722 miles (or 15,646 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 Moody Air Force Base and Ba'kelalan 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 Moody Air Force Base and Ba'kelalan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAD / KVAD |
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Location: | Valdosta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'4"N by 83°11'34"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VAD |
More Information: | VAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKM / WBGQ |
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Location: | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°59'18"N by 115°37'8"E |
Area Served: | Bakelalan, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2900 feet (884 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKM |
More Information: | BKM Maps & Info |
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- Also located on Moody A.F.B.
- In 1961, Foreign Pilot Training was transferred to Moody from the closing of the Graham Air Base contract pilot school in Marianna, Florida.
- On 8 January 1943, the War Department constituted and activated the 29th Flying Training Wing at Moody and assigned it to the AAF Eastern Flying Training Command.
- The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
- On 30 June 1975, the Secretary of the Air Force announced that Moody would transfer from ATC to Tactical Air Command on 1 December 1975.
- As part of the realignment of the post Cold-War Air Force, HQ ACC converted and realigned the 347th Fighter Wing to the 347th Wing on 1 July 1994, with a new mission being that of a force projection, air/land composite wing.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- Construction got underway on 28 July 1941 for a twin-engine advanced training base with accommodations for 4,100 men.
Facts about Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM):
- In addition to being known as "Ba'kelalan Airport", other names for BKM include "Lapangan Terbang Bakelalan" and "BKM[1]".
- The furthest airport from Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Ba'kelalan Airport (meaning Ba'kelalan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,937 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) is Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of BKM.
- Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) currently has only 1 runway.