Nonstop flight route between Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands and Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands and Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA), Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,367 miles (or 10,247 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan, 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMS / EHAM |
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Location: | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°18'29"N by 4°45'51"E |
Area Served: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Operator/Owner: | Schiphol Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 6 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMS |
More Information: | AMS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUA / WMKD |
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Location: | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°46'10"N by 103°12'33"E |
Area Served: | Pahang, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUA |
More Information: | KUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS):
- Schiphol uses a one terminal concept, where all facilities are located under a single roof, radiating from the central 'plaza'.
- A new General Aviation Terminal was opened in 2011 on the east side of the airport, operated as the KLM Jet Center.
- Other regular users of Schiphol are the Dutch Coast Guard whose aircraft are operated by the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Dienst Luchtvaart Politie and the Dutch Dakota Association.
- Because of intense traffic and high landing fees, some low cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Eindhoven Airport.
- The closest airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) WSW of AMS.
- Because of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's relatively low elevation of -11 feet, planes can take off or land at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 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.
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) has 6 runways.
- The furthest airport from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Pier E is a dedicated non-Schengen area and has 14 gates.
- In addition to being known as "Amsterdam Airport Schiphol", another name for AMS is "Luchthaven Schiphol".
Facts about Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA):
- Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan handled 280,074 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) is Kerteh Airport (KTE), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NNE of KUA.
- The furthest airport from Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) is Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (meaning Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,795 kilometers) away in Macas, Ecuador.
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan", another name for KUA is "Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ahmad Shah / TUDM Kuantan".
- Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan 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.