Nonstop flight route between Alta Floresta, Brazil and Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), Alta Floresta, Brazil and Kuching International Airport (KCH), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,376 miles (or 18,307 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 Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport and Kuching 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 Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport and Kuching 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 Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL):

• In addition to being known as "Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport", another name for AFL is "Aeroporto Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias".
• Because of Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport's relatively low elevation of 947 feet, planes can take off or land at Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias 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.
• Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) ESE of AFL.
• The furthest airport from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) is Tagbilaran Airport (TAG), which is nearly antipodal to Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (meaning Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tagbilaran Airport), and is located 12,423 miles (19,992 kilometers) away in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.

Facts about Kuching International Airport (KCH):

• Kuching International Airport (KCH) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1980, consistent with the advent of Airbus A300B4 operations, it was imperative that the runway pavement strength be upgraded to meet the requirements of that particular aircraft.
• Kuching International Airport handled 4,871,036 passengers last year.
• Kuching International Airport then became the gateway to Sarawak, Brunei and North Borneo with the introduction of once weekly Douglas Dakota twin-engined piston aircraft services originating from Singapore.
• The airport terminal is capable of handling five million passengers per annum and it is the fourth busiest airport in Malaysia.
• As one of the two states in Malaysia which controls its own immigration autonomy, Sarawak exercises special regulation upon arriving and departing from all Sarawakian airports including Kuching.
• The closest airport to Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Sematan Airport (BSE), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SW of KCH.
• In addition to being known as "Kuching International Airport", another name for KCH is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching 古晋国际机场".
• Because of Kuching International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuching 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.
• Malaysia Airlines in Kuching International Airport has so far achieved a zero accident rate in 2006.
• The furthest airport from Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is nearly antipodal to Kuching International Airport (meaning Kuching International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ipiranga Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil.