Nonstop flight route between Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW), Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,147 miles (or 11,502 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 RAF Fairford and Juvai Semaring 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 RAF Fairford and Juvai Semaring Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBW / WRLB |
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Location: | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°52'1"N by 115°40'58"E |
Area Served: | Long Bawan, North Kalimantan, Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2500 feet (762 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBW |
More Information: | LBW Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- The 422nd ABG at RAF Croughton and the 420th Air Base Squadron are responsible for the day-to-day operations of RAF Fairford, ensuring that it has adequate resources.
- In the early years of the Cold War the British and American governments reached an agreement under which elements of the USAF Strategic Air Command would be based in the UK.
- Due to RAF Fairford's location and infrastructure, the airfield is designated as a forward operating location for the US Air Force.
- Fairford was chosen in 1969 as the British test centre for the Concorde aircraft, which continued until 1977.
- Operations staff and maintenance personnel were permanently assigned, but aircraft, aircrews and crew chiefs were temporarily assigned to the 11th Strategic Group for the European Tanker Task Force on rotation.
- On 15 September 2009, it was announced that the USAF will withdraw all their uniformed staff from the station by September 2010, after which it will be run on a "care and maintenance" basis.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- RAF Fairford was constructed in 1944 to serve as an airfield for British and American troop carriers and gliders for the D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II.
- The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Facts about Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW):
- The furthest airport from Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Juvai Semaring Airport (meaning Juvai Semaring Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) is Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNW of LBW.
- Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Juvai Semaring Airport", other names for LBW include "Bandar Udara Yuvai Semaring" and "WALB".