Nonstop flight route between Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia and Puerto Asís, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(3°46'10"N by 103°12'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(0°30'19"N by 76°30'2"W)
Distance from KUA to PUU:
12,140.75 miles (19,538.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA), Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia and Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), Puerto Asís, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,141 miles (or 19,539 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 Tres de Mayo 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 Tres de Mayo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between KUA and PUU makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan and Tres de Mayo Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between KUA and PUU are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia and Puerto Asís, Colombia by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between KUA and PUU!
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: | PUU / SKAS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Puerto Asís, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°30'19"N by 76°30'2"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 815 feet (248 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PUU |
| More Information: | PUU Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA):
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan", another name for KUA is "Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ahmad Shah / TUDM Kuantan".
- Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan handled 280,074 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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 (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.
Facts about Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU):
- The furthest airport from Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is nearly antipodal to Tres de Mayo Airport (meaning Tres de Mayo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Thaha Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Jambi, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) is Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of PUU.
- Because of Tres de Mayo Airport's relatively low elevation of 815 feet, planes can take off or land at Tres de Mayo 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.
- Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tres de Mayo Airport", another name for PUU is "Aeropuerto Tres de Mayo".
| 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 | 33.51 miles (53.93 km) NNW | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 2 | 38.24 miles (61.54 km) SW | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 74.84 miles (120.44 km) SSW | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 82.29 miles (132.43 km) NW | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 5 | 84.56 miles (136.08 km) WNW | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 6 | 86.01 miles (138.42 km) WNW | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 98.96 miles (159.26 km) NE | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 8 | 128.64 miles (207.03 km) ESE | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 9 | 134.86 miles (217.04 km) N | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 10 | 135.29 miles (217.72 km) WSW | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 172.24 miles (277.20 km) NW | Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) | Guapi, Colombia | |
| 12 | 175.71 miles (282.78 km) WSW | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 175.90 miles (283.09 km) SW | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 186.02 miles (299.36 km) SW | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 188.36 miles (303.13 km) NNE | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,357.89 miles (19,888.05 km) S | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,316.57 miles (19,821.55 km) NNW | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,315.04 miles (19,819.08 km) NW | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,305.24 miles (19,803.32 km) N | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 5 | 12,304.82 miles (19,802.64 km) NNW | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 6 | 12,303.60 miles (19,800.67 km) NNW | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 7 | 12,301.57 miles (19,797.40 km) N | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 8 | 12,288.06 miles (19,775.67 km) N | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,279.92 miles (19,762.57 km) ESE | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,258.50 miles (19,728.09 km) SE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,251.70 miles (19,717.16 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,235.67 miles (19,691.35 km) N | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,232.57 miles (19,686.37 km) NE | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,227.03 miles (19,677.45 km) NNE | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,213.58 miles (19,655.80 km) E | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |