Nonstop flight route between Albany, Western Australia, Australia and Sibu, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Albany Airport (ALH), Albany, Western Australia, Australia and Sibu Airport (SBW), Sibu, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,598 miles (or 4,182 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 Albany Airport and Sibu 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 Albany Airport and Sibu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALH / YABA |
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Location: | Albany, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°56'35"S by 117°48'32"E |
Area Served: | Albany, Western Australia, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Albany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 233 feet (71 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALH |
More Information: | ALH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBW / |
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Location: | Sibu, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°15'51"N by 111°58'57"E |
Area Served: | Bintangor, Sarikei, Kapit, and Sibu, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 122 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBW |
More Information: | SBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Albany Airport (ALH):
- The closest airport to Albany Airport (ALH) is Katanning Airport (KNI), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) N of ALH.
- The airport is equipped with an instrument landing system that enables all-weather capability for passenger transport.
- Because of Albany Airport's relatively low elevation of 233 feet, planes can take off or land at Albany 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.
- Albany Airport handled 56,002 passengers last year.
- Albany Airport (ALH) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Albany Airport (ALH) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Albany Airport (meaning Albany Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,208 miles (19,647 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- The airport services 18 Virgin Australia flights per week transporting over 50,000 passengers per year.
- In addition to being known as "Albany Airport", another name for ALH is "Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport".
Facts about Sibu Airport (SBW):
- The closest airport to Sibu Airport (SBW) is Mukah Airport (MKM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of SBW.
- Sibu Airport handled 1,383,887 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Sibu Airport (SBW) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is nearly antipodal to Sibu Airport (meaning Sibu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ipiranga Airport), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Sibu Airport", other names for SBW include "Lapangan Terbang Sibu", "诗巫机场" and "WBGS".
- Sibu Airport (SBW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sibu Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Sibu 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 first airport in Sibu was built in Teku, during World War II by the Japanese as a basic air strip.
- The old airport has been demolished to make way for Laila Taib College and Tun Zaidi Stadium.
- Sibu New Airport was built with a single runway designated as runway 13/31.