Nonstop flight route between Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia and Birmingham, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia and Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,075 miles (or 12,995 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 Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport and Birmingham 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 Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport and Birmingham Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WGP / WADW |
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Location: | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°40'9"S by 120°18'6"E |
Area Served: | Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WGP |
More Information: | WGP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHX / EGBB |
Airport Name: | Birmingham Airport |
Location: | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'14"N by 1°44'53"W |
Area Served: | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Seven Metropolitan Boroughs of West Midlands (49% total) (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Solihull) Airport Group Investments Ltd. (48.25%) (Teache |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHX |
More Information: | BHX Maps & Info |
Facts about Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP):
- The closest airport to Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) is Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) NE of WGP.
- In addition to being known as "Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport", other names for WGP include "Bandar Udara Umbu Mehang Kunda" and "Mau Hau".
- Because of Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Umbu Mehang Kunda 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 Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is nearly antipodal to Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (meaning Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A.N.R. Robinson International Airport), and is located 12,309 miles (19,809 kilometers) away in Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Birmingham Airport (BHX):
- Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
- Taxiways will be further improved to allow for terminal expansion and to improve runway occupancy rates.
- The runway extension will be officially opened on 22 July 2014 and will be marked by a series of charter flights operated by China Southern Airlines to Beijing.
- National Express Coaches operate various long distance coaches calling at Birmingham Airport on the way to or from Birmingham Coach Station, such as the 777 and the 422.
- The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- During the post-war years, public events, such as air fairs and air races were held on the site.
- Plans for the extension of the airport runway and the construction of the new air traffic control tower were submitted to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in January 2008 and approved in March 2009.
- Because of Birmingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham 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.
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Although initial plans for a second runway were scrapped, this is now firmly back on the airports agenda ahead of the report into Britains aviation strategy being published.