Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ), Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,634 miles (or 13,896 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 Vandenberg Air Force Base and Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin 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 Vandenberg Air Force Base and Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):

• The wing is organized into operations, launch, mission support and medical groups, along with several directly assigned staff agencies.
• In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
• Besides the 5th Division, the 6th, 11th, 13th, and 20th Armored Divisions as well as the 86th and 97th Infantry Divisions, and the 2d Filipino Infantry Regiment were all stationed at Cooke at varying times during the war.
• 576th Flight Test Squadron
• Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately 9.2 miles northwest of Lompoc, California.
• The furthest airport from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.

Facts about Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ):

• Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) is Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG), which is located 165 miles (266 kilometers) ENE of TJQ.
• The furthest airport from Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) is Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE), which is nearly antipodal to Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (meaning Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in San José del Guaviare, Colombia.
• Because of Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin 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.
• In addition to being known as "Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport", other names for TJQ include "Bandar Udara H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin" and "WIOD".