Nonstop flight route between Sabah, Malaysia and Pensacola, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Semporna Airport (SMM), Sabah, Malaysia and Pensacola International Airport (PNS), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,483 miles (or 15,262 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 Semporna Airport and Pensacola 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 Semporna Airport and Pensacola International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Semporna Airport (SMM):

• The furthest airport from Semporna Airport (SMM) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Semporna Airport (meaning Semporna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,820 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Semporna Airport", another name for SMM is "Lapangan Terbang Semporna".
• Semporna Airport (SMM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Semporna Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Semporna 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 Semporna Airport (SMM) is Tawau Airport (TWU), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) WSW of SMM.

Facts about Pensacola International Airport (PNS):

• UPS Airlines is the only cargo carrier at the airport currently.
• Because of Pensacola International Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Pensacola 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.
• On May 8, 1978 National Airlines Flight 193 landed in Escambia Bay while approaching the east-west runway.
• Runway 17 has an instrument landing system and approach lights, while the Runway 26 approach has a localizer approach.
• The terminal was expanded in 2011 at a cost of $35 million.
• Pensacola International Airport (PNS) has 2 runways.
• Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport covers an area of 1,211 acres at an elevation of 121 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Pensacola International Airport (PNS) is NOLF Saufley Field (NUN), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of PNS.
• On December 27, 1987 an Eastern Airlines DC-9-31 made a hard landing and split its fuselage open just aft of its wing root.
• The furthest airport from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,148 miles (17,940 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In 1978, after deregulation of the airline industry, several airlines tried Pensacola, including Continental and Delta.
• In 1935 a passenger terminal opened, and airline service began two years later.