Nonstop flight route between Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia and Rockwood, Tennessee, United States:
Departure Airport:
(6°11'39"N by 100°24'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°55'19"N by 84°41'22"W)
Distance from AOR to RKW:
9,508.12 miles (15,301.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR), Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia and Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW), Rockwood, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,508 miles (or 15,302 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 Rockwood Municipal 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 Rockwood Municipal 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: | RKW / KRKW |
| Airport Name: | Rockwood Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Rockwood, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°55'19"N by 84°41'22"W |
| Area Served: | Rockwood, Tennessee |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Rockwood |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1664 feet (507 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RKW |
| More Information: | RKW Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR):
- Sultan Abdul Halim Airport handled 535,073 passengers last year.
- 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 closest airport to Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) is Langkawi International Airport (LGK), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WNW of AOR.
- 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".
Facts about Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW):
- The closest airport to Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) is McMinn County Airport (MMI), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) S of RKW.
- The furthest airport from Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,309 miles (18,200 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 36.97 miles (59.50 km) S | McMinn County Airport (MMI) | Athens, Tennessee, United States | |
| 2 | 39.71 miles (63.91 km) E | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 3 | 65.15 miles (104.84 km) E | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 66.49 miles (107.00 km) WSW | Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC) | McMinnville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 5 | 67.77 miles (109.06 km) SSW | Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 75.53 miles (121.56 km) ENE | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 77.99 miles (125.51 km) SW | Marion County Airport (APT) | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | |
| 8 | 78.28 miles (125.98 km) N | Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | |
| 9 | 83.48 miles (134.34 km) S | Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN) | Dalton, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 84.06 miles (135.28 km) SW | Franklin County Airport (UOS) | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States | |
| 11 | 87.36 miles (140.60 km) NNE | London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) | London, Kentucky, United States | |
| 12 | 95.10 miles (153.05 km) WSW | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 13 | 101.44 miles (163.25 km) WSW | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 14 | 102.53 miles (165.00 km) W | Smyrna Airport (MQY) | Smyrna, Tennessee, United States | |
| 15 | 103.96 miles (167.31 km) NW | Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,309.28 miles (18,200.47 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,288.70 miles (18,167.36 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,268.10 miles (18,134.21 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,255.92 miles (18,114.60 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,248.77 miles (18,103.09 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,232.58 miles (18,077.03 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,231.80 miles (18,075.78 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,223.58 miles (18,062.56 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,205.18 miles (18,032.95 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,190.33 miles (18,009.04 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,171.19 miles (17,978.24 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,162.76 miles (17,964.68 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,154.66 miles (17,951.64 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,151.38 miles (17,946.37 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,147.63 miles (17,940.33 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |