Nonstop flight route between Batu Berendam, Malaysia and San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melaka International Airport (MKZ), Batu Berendam, Malaysia and Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP), San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,839 miles (or 17,444 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 Melaka International Airport and Gregorio Luperón 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 Melaka International Airport and Gregorio Luperón 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: | MKZ / WMKM |
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Location: | Batu Berendam, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°15'47"N by 102°15'8"E |
Area Served: | Malacca & Northern Johor, Peninsular Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKZ |
More Information: | MKZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POP / MDPP |
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Location: | San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°45'28"N by 70°34'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI S.A. (Aerodom) |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from POP |
More Information: | POP Maps & Info |
Facts about Melaka International Airport (MKZ):
- In addition to being known as "Melaka International Airport", another name for MKZ is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka".
- The furthest airport from Melaka International Airport (MKZ) is Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), which is nearly antipodal to Melaka International Airport (meaning Melaka International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Macas, Ecuador.
- Melaka International Airport (MKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport and particularly its control tower bears historical significance as it was the same tower which guided the plane of Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, to land from London on 20 February 1956.
- Melaka International Airport handled 34,355 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Melaka International Airport (MKZ) is Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) NW of MKZ.
- Currently the only airport Ground Handling Services provided by Oxysky Flight Support located at the Terminal Building serving the corporate, private jet and also Airlines.
- Because of Melaka International Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Melaka 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.
Facts about Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP):
- Capable of handling planes of all sizes, Puerto Plata Airport has benefited from being in an area with many beaches, which are popular among charter airline passengers.
- Gregorio Luperón International Airport handled 744,754 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Gregorio Luperón International Airport (meaning Gregorio Luperón International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,091 miles (19,458 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Gregorio Luperón International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gregorio Luperón 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 closest airport to Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) is Cibao International Airport (STI), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) S of POP.
- In addition to being known as "Gregorio Luperón International Airport", another name for POP is "Aeropuerto Internacional Gregorio Luperón".
- Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) currently has only 1 runway.