Nonstop flight route between Akureyri, Iceland and Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Akureyri Airport (AEY), Akureyri, Iceland and Langkawi International Airport (LGK), Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,577 miles (or 10,585 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 Akureyri Airport and Langkawi 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 Akureyri Airport and Langkawi 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: | AEY / BIAR |
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Location: | Akureyri, Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°39'35"N by 18°4'21"W |
Area Served: | Akureyri |
Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AEY |
More Information: | AEY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGK / WMKL |
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Location: | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°19'59"N by 99°43'59"E |
Area Served: | Langkawi, Kedah, West Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGK |
More Information: | LGK Maps & Info |
Facts about Akureyri Airport (AEY):
- In addition to being known as "Akureyri Airport", another name for AEY is "Akureyrarflugvöllur".
- The furthest airport from Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Akureyri Airport (AEY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Akureyri Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Akureyri 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 1997 The domestic division of Icelandair merged with Flugfélag Norðurlands to form Flugfélag Íslands or Air Iceland as it is called in English.
- The closest airport to Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Húsavík Airport (HZK), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of AEY.
Facts about Langkawi International Airport (LGK):
- Langkawi International Airport (LGK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Langkawi International Airport handled 1,946,440 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Langkawi International Airport (LGK) is Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ESE of LGK.
- In addition to being known as "Langkawi International Airport", another name for LGK is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Langkawi".
- The furthest airport from Langkawi International Airport (LGK) is Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), which is nearly antipodal to Langkawi International Airport (meaning Langkawi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Chiclayo, Peru.
- http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=443585
- An accident occurred on 2 December 2007, during the LIMA 2007 air show which caused three paratroopers to plunge into the sea and then drown.