Nonstop flight route between Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia and Universal City, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia and Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), Universal City, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,596 miles (or 15,442 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 Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio, 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 Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP):

• 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.
• Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) is Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) NE of WGP.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport", other names for WGP include "Bandar Udara Umbu Mehang Kunda" and "Mau Hau".

Facts about Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND):

• Although barely half-completed, Randolph Field was dedicated 20 June 1930, with an estimated 15,000 people in attendance and a fly-by of 233 planes.
• When Randolph resumed flying training activities in March 1948, primary pilot training was deleted from its program, and in August 1948 the 3510th Pilot Training Wing was activated.
• The furthest airport from Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio", another name for RND is "Randolph AFB".
• The closest airport to Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is San Antonio International Airport (SAT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) W of RND.
• General Lahm established the Air Corps Training Center in August 1926 and set up its headquarters at Duncan Field, next to Kelly Field, Texas.
• Like many military installations during World War II, Randolph fielded an intercollegiate football team, nicknamed the Randolph Field Ramblers.