Nonstop flight route between Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fair Isle Airport (FIE), Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom and Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,795 miles (or 10,935 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 Fair Isle Airport and Kota Kinabalu International 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 Fair Isle Airport and Kota Kinabalu International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIE / EGEF |
Airport Name: | Fair Isle Airport |
Location: | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°32'4"N by 1°37'42"W |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 237 feet (72 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIE |
More Information: | FIE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKI / WBKK |
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Location: | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°56'40"N by 116°3'30"E |
Area Served: | Kota Kinabalu |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKI |
More Information: | BKI Maps & Info |
Facts about Fair Isle Airport (FIE):
- The furthest airport from Fair Isle Airport (FIE) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,468 miles (18,457 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Fair Isle Airport's relatively low elevation of 237 feet, planes can take off or land at Fair Isle 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 Fair Isle Airport (FIE) is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of FIE.
- Fair Isle Airport (FIE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI):
- In 1969 a British consultancy firm was appointed to formulate a Master Plan for a phased and organised development of KKIA from 1970 until 2000 and years beyond.
- Because of Kota Kinabalu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kota Kinabalu International 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 airport first began as a military airfield built by the Japanese occupying forces during World-War II.
- The furthest airport from Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is Lábrea Airport (LBR), which is nearly antipodal to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (meaning Kota Kinabalu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lábrea Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,843 kilometers) away in Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) S of BKI.
- The first flight to depart at the new wing was MH 2637 to Kuala Lumpur at 0650 hours while the last flight at the old wing was at 0025 hours.
- Terminal 1 is the main terminal of KKIA located at Kepayan area.
- Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kota Kinabalu International Airport handled 6,929,692 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Kota Kinabalu International Airport", another name for BKI is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kota Kinabalu".
- The terminal was also the first airport in Malaysia to accommodate the brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Royal Brunei with demo product introductory flights commenced during November 2013 for a short period.