Nonstop flight route between Greenwood, Mississippi, United States and Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO), Greenwood, Mississippi, United States and Kapit Airport (KPI), Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,562 miles (or 15,389 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 Greenwood-Leflore Airport and Kapit 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 Greenwood-Leflore Airport and Kapit Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWO / KGWO |
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Location: | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°29'39"N by 90°5'4"W |
Area Served: | Greenwood, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | Greenwood City & Leflore County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GWO |
More Information: | GWO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPI / WBGP |
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Location: | Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°0'34"N by 112°55'54"E |
Area Served: | Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 65 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KPI |
More Information: | KPI Maps & Info |
Facts about Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO):
- Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Greenwood-Leflore Airport", another name for GWO is "(former Greenwood Army Airfield)".
- 27 July 1944 aerial view of tornado damage at GAAF
- Greenwood Airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces as a basic flight training airfield.
- For the next 21 years, the base was abandoned and most of the wartime buildings disappeared.
- The closest airport to Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of GWO.
- Because of Greenwood-Leflore Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenwood-Leflore 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 original mission of Greenwood Army Air Field was Basic Flight Training and the base was home to several hundred Consolidated Vultee BT-13 and BT-15 Valiants.
- As originally constructed the base had four 5,000-by-150-foot runways and a 50-acre concrete parking apron.
- The furthest airport from Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,993 miles (17,691 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- 1943 view looking east from the GAAF control tower toward the PLM and Squadron Hangars
- Greenwood-Leflore Airport covers an area of 816 acres at an elevation of 155 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Kapit Airport (KPI):
- Kapit Airport (KPI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kapit Airport", another name for KPI is "Lapangan Terbang Kapit".
- The closest airport to Kapit Airport (KPI) is Sibu Airport (SBW), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of KPI.
- The furthest airport from Kapit Airport (KPI) is La Pedrera Airport (LPD), which is nearly antipodal to Kapit Airport (meaning Kapit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Pedrera Airport), and is located 12,257 miles (19,726 kilometers) away in La Pedrera, Colombia.
- Because of Kapit Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Kapit 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.