Nonstop flight route between Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia and Khovd, Mongolia:
Departure Airport:
(6°11'39"N by 100°24'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°57'41"N by 91°37'32"E)
Distance from AOR to HVD:
2,931.83 miles (4,718.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR), Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia and Khovd Airport (HVD), Khovd, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,932 miles (or 4,718 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 Sultan Abdul Halim Airport and Khovd 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 Sultan Abdul Halim Airport and Khovd Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AOR / WMKA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°11'39"N by 100°24'2"E |
| Area Served: | Kedah, and Perlis, Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AOR |
| More Information: | AOR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HVD / ZMKD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Khovd, Mongolia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°57'41"N by 91°37'32"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| Elevation: | 4898 feet (1,493 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HVD |
| More Information: | HVD Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR):
- The closest airport to Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) is Langkawi International Airport (LGK), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WNW of AOR.
- Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sultan Abdul Halim Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Abdul Halim 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 furthest airport from Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) is Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (meaning Sultan Abdul Halim Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Chiclayo, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Abdul Halim Airport", another name for AOR is "Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim".
- Sultan Abdul Halim Airport handled 535,073 passengers last year.
Facts about Khovd Airport (HVD):
- Khovd Airport handled 31,926 passengers last year.
- Because of Khovd Airport's high elevation of 4,898 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HVD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HVD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Khovd Airport (HVD) is Ölgii Airport (ULG), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) NW of HVD.
- Khovd Airport (HVD) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Khovd Airport", another name for HVD is "Ховд нисэх буудал".
- The furthest airport from Khovd Airport (HVD) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is located 11,701 miles (18,831 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.84 miles (75.38 km) WNW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 50.33 miles (80.99 km) S | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 50.33 miles (80.99 km) S | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 51.04 miles (82.14 km) N | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 5 | 62.58 miles (100.71 km) S | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 65.86 miles (106.00 km) NE | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| 7 | 105.55 miles (169.86 km) NNW | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 8 | 121.97 miles (196.30 km) SSE | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 129.96 miles (209.14 km) E | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 138.20 miles (222.41 km) S | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 163.63 miles (263.33 km) NW | Krabi International Airport (KBV) | Krabi, Thailand | |
| 12 | 194.90 miles (313.66 km) NW | Phuket International Airport (HKT) | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 13 | 205.67 miles (330.99 km) SSW | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 217.60 miles (350.19 km) SSW | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 220.71 miles (355.20 km) NNW | Surat Thani International Airport (URT) | Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,392.93 miles (19,944.44 km) SSE | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,338.74 miles (19,857.24 km) SE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,336.48 miles (19,853.59 km) SW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,317.06 miles (19,822.34 km) W | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,309.12 miles (19,809.55 km) S | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,302.16 miles (19,798.35 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,284.09 miles (19,769.27 km) S | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,277.26 miles (19,758.28 km) SE | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,246.49 miles (19,708.76 km) SSE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,244.39 miles (19,705.38 km) S | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,228.64 miles (19,680.04 km) WSW | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,219.74 miles (19,665.72 km) SSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,204.55 miles (19,641.28 km) S | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,196.71 miles (19,628.66 km) W | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,179.49 miles (19,600.93 km) SSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 105.70 miles (170.11 km) NW | Ölgii Airport (ULG) | Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia | |
| 2 | 126.34 miles (203.33 km) SW | Fuyun Airport (FYN) | Fuyun, Xinjiang, China | |
| 3 | 140.53 miles (226.16 km) N | Ulaangom Airport (ULO) | Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia | |
| 4 | 164.82 miles (265.24 km) W | Altay Airport (AAT) | Altay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 5 | 214.29 miles (344.87 km) W | Kanas Airport (KJI) | Burqin County, Xinjiang, China | |
| 6 | 241.93 miles (389.34 km) ESE | Altai Airport (LTI) | Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 284.95 miles (458.58 km) NNE | Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) | Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia | |
| 8 | 343.78 miles (553.26 km) SW | Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China | |
| 9 | 359.90 miles (579.21 km) WSW | Karamay Airport (KRY) | Karamay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 10 | 361.92 miles (582.45 km) SSW | Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ) | Turpan, Xinjiang, China | |
| 11 | 367.28 miles (591.07 km) SSE | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 12 | 399.63 miles (643.14 km) N | Abakan International Airport (ABA) | Abakan, Khakassia, Russia | |
| 13 | 402.81 miles (648.26 km) ENE | Mörön Airport (MXV) | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |
| 14 | 437.72 miles (704.44 km) WNW | Oskemen Airport (UKK) | Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Kazakhstan | |
| 15 | 444.32 miles (715.06 km) ESE | Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) | Bayankhongor, Mongolia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,700.97 miles (18,830.84 km) W | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,693.66 miles (18,819.07 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,687.15 miles (18,808.60 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,683.23 miles (18,802.29 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,651.47 miles (18,751.17 km) W | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,650.26 miles (18,749.23 km) W | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,638.75 miles (18,730.71 km) W | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,633.79 miles (18,722.73 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,625.65 miles (18,709.62 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,616.80 miles (18,695.39 km) W | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,611.95 miles (18,687.58 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,603.32 miles (18,673.69 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,600.39 miles (18,668.97 km) W | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,594.30 miles (18,659.17 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,578.97 miles (18,634.50 km) W | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |