Nonstop flight route between Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia and Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kapit Airport (KPI), Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia and George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,220 miles (or 11,619 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 Kapit Airport and George Best Belfast City 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 Kapit Airport and George Best Belfast City Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kapit Airport (KPI):

• The closest airport to Kapit Airport (KPI) is Sibu Airport (SBW), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of KPI.
• Kapit Airport (KPI) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Kapit Airport", another name for KPI is "Lapangan Terbang Kapit".
• 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.

Facts about George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD):

• The furthest airport from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,843 miles (19,059 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "George Best Belfast City Airport", another name for BHD is "Belfast City Airport".
• On 30 October 2007, Ryanair established its 23rd base at the airport.
• In October 2012 Aer Lingus moved its services from Belfast International to the Airport.
• Passenger numbers increased by 4.5% from 2,621,763 in 2009 to 2,740,341 in 2010, the highest total on record at the airport.
• George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) currently has only 1 runway.
• George Best Belfast City Airport handled 2,541,759 passengers last year.
• Because of George Best Belfast City Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at George Best Belfast City 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 was formerly known as "Belfast City Airport" until it was renamed in 2006 in memory of George Best, the professional footballer from Belfast.
• The airport has recently applied for a complete removal of the limit on the seats it can sell – a key element of the 1997 planning agreement, which guards against over-expansion of an airport which is sited in a densely populated location.
• The closest airport to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of BHD.