Nonstop flight route between Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia and Marakei, Kiribati:
Departure Airport:
(3°46'10"N by 103°12'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(2°3'1"N by 173°16'0"E)
Distance from KUA to MZK:
4,834.61 miles (7,780.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA), Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia and Marakei Airport (MZK), Marakei, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,835 miles (or 7,781 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 Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan and Marakei 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 Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan and Marakei Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUA / WMKD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°46'10"N by 103°12'33"E |
| Area Served: | Pahang, Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUA |
| More Information: | KUA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MZK / NGMK |
| Airport Name: | Marakei Airport |
| Location: | Marakei, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°3'1"N by 173°16'0"E |
| Area Served: | Marakei |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MZK |
| More Information: | MZK Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA):
- Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) is Kerteh Airport (KTE), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NNE of KUA.
- The furthest airport from Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) is Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (meaning Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,795 kilometers) away in Macas, Ecuador.
- Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan handled 280,074 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan", another name for KUA is "Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ahmad Shah / TUDM Kuantan".
- Because of Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan 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.
Facts about Marakei Airport (MZK):
- The furthest airport from Marakei Airport (MZK) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is located 11,988 miles (19,292 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.
- The closest airport to Marakei Airport (MZK) is Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) SW of MZK.
- Because of Marakei Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Marakei 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.28 miles (95.40 km) NNE | Kerteh Airport (KTE) | Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 92.80 miles (149.35 km) SE | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 105.77 miles (170.22 km) SSE | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 113.88 miles (183.27 km) WSW | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 122.78 miles (197.60 km) WSW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 6 | 123.27 miles (198.39 km) SSW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 126.09 miles (202.92 km) SW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 8 | 150.51 miles (242.22 km) SSE | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 155.95 miles (250.98 km) WNW | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 168.18 miles (270.66 km) SSE | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 11 | 168.79 miles (271.64 km) SSE | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 12 | 173.35 miles (278.97 km) SSE | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 13 | 175.04 miles (281.69 km) SSE | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 14 | 175.79 miles (282.91 km) W | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 177.19 miles (285.17 km) NNW | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,299.88 miles (19,794.68 km) SE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 12,282.92 miles (19,767.40 km) SSW | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,273.71 miles (19,752.57 km) ESE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,258.17 miles (19,727.56 km) E | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 12,257.39 miles (19,726.30 km) SSE | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,253.45 miles (19,719.97 km) SSE | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,221.41 miles (19,668.40 km) SE | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,215.81 miles (19,659.39 km) E | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,215.66 miles (19,659.14 km) E | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,207.91 miles (19,646.68 km) S | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,202.28 miles (19,637.62 km) SSE | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 12,201.84 miles (19,636.91 km) S | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,196.74 miles (19,628.70 km) W | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,196.06 miles (19,627.61 km) ESE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 12,188.77 miles (19,615.87 km) E | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.50 miles (37.82 km) SW | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 46.93 miles (75.53 km) S | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 78.19 miles (125.83 km) NNW | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 114.53 miles (184.31 km) SSE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 131.37 miles (211.41 km) S | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 289.49 miles (465.90 km) NNW | Enejit Airport (EJT) | Enejit, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 298.17 miles (479.86 km) NNW | Mili Airport (MIJ) | Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 301.98 miles (485.99 km) SE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 357.66 miles (575.60 km) WNW | Ebon Airport (EBO) | Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 363.27 miles (584.62 km) NNW | Tinak Airport (TIC) | Tinak, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 364.48 miles (586.58 km) NNW | Ine Airport (IMI) | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 365.58 miles (588.35 km) NW | Jaluit Airport (UIT) | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 372.69 miles (599.79 km) NNW | Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) | Majuro, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 375.95 miles (605.03 km) NNW | Airok Airport (AIC) | Airok, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 378.27 miles (608.77 km) NW | Kili Airport (KIO) | Kili Island, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,987.61 miles (19,292.15 km) N | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 2 | 11,958.09 miles (19,244.64 km) NNE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,952.88 miles (19,236.25 km) N | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 4 | 11,921.48 miles (19,185.71 km) NNE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,895.72 miles (19,144.26 km) NNW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,886.59 miles (19,129.56 km) N | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 7 | 11,871.09 miles (19,104.62 km) N | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 11,868.78 miles (19,100.91 km) N | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 11,867.08 miles (19,098.17 km) NNW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 11,847.31 miles (19,066.35 km) NW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 11 | 11,841.24 miles (19,056.58 km) NNE | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 12 | 11,841.22 miles (19,056.55 km) N | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 11,825.54 miles (19,031.31 km) N | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 14 | 11,818.47 miles (19,019.93 km) NNW | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,812.06 miles (19,009.63 km) NNE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |