Nonstop flight route between Sibu, Malaysia and Cochrane, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sibu Airport (SBW), Sibu, Malaysia and Cochrane Airport (YCN), Cochrane, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,803 miles (or 14,167 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 Sibu Airport and Cochrane 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 Sibu Airport and Cochrane Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBW / |
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Location: | Sibu, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°15'51"N by 111°58'57"E |
Area Served: | Bintangor, Sarikei, Kapit, and Sibu, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 122 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBW |
More Information: | SBW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCN / CYCN |
Airport Name: | Cochrane Airport |
Location: | Cochrane, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°6'24"N by 81°0'55"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Cochrane |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 862 feet (263 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCN |
More Information: | YCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Sibu Airport (SBW):
- The actual official date of operation of the new airport began 1 June 1994.
- Sibu Airport handled 1,383,887 passengers last year.
- The first airport in Sibu was built in Teku, during World War II by the Japanese as a basic air strip.
- Because of Sibu Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Sibu 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 "Sibu Airport", other names for SBW include "Lapangan Terbang Sibu", "诗巫机场" and "WBGS".
- The furthest airport from Sibu Airport (SBW) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is nearly antipodal to Sibu Airport (meaning Sibu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ipiranga Airport), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In April 2009, the airport was given RM 150 million for an upgrade of the terminal building.
- The closest airport to Sibu Airport (SBW) is Mukah Airport (MKM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of SBW.
- The airport underwent an expansion project that involved upgrading of the terminal building, car park and the addition of more aerobridges.
- Sibu Airport (SBW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Cochrane Airport (YCN):
- The furthest airport from Cochrane Airport (YCN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Cochrane Airport's relatively low elevation of 862 feet, planes can take off or land at Cochrane 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 Cochrane Airport (YCN) is Timmins Victor M. Power Airport (YTS), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) SSW of YCN.
- Cochrane Airport (YCN) currently has only 1 runway.