Nonstop flight route between Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia and Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Argyle Downs Airport (AGY), Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia and Kuching International Airport (KCH), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,809 miles (or 2,912 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 relatively short distance between Argyle Downs Airport and Kuching International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGY / |
| Airport Name: | Argyle Downs Airport |
| Location: | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°21'0"S by 128°45'0"E |
| Elevation: | 289 feet (88 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from AGY |
| More Information: | AGY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCH / WBGG |
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| Location: | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°29'4"N by 110°20'16"E |
| Area Served: | Kuching Division & Samarahan Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KCH |
| More Information: | KCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Argyle Downs Airport (AGY):
- The furthest airport from Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) is Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), which is located 11,841 miles (19,057 kilometers) away in Bridgetown, Barbados.
- The closest airport to Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) is Argyle Airport (GYL), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SW of AGY.
- Because of Argyle Downs Airport's relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Argyle Downs 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 Kuching International Airport (KCH):
- The renovation increased terminal building floor space to 46,000 square metres and was completed 15 months ahead of schedule.
- KIA is the secondary hub for Malaysia Airlines and has been growing rapidly to tackle the demand of the travellers in the East Malaysia region.
- The airport terminal is capable of handling five million passengers per annum and it is the fourth busiest airport in Malaysia.
- As a result of the increasing number of passengers going into and out of Kuching, a completely new and larger terminal was needed.
- Kuching International Airport (KCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kuching International Airport handled 4,871,036 passengers last year.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kuching International Airport", another name for KCH is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching 古晋国际机场".
- 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 has two sides of baggage reclaim halls, one is for the domestic flights while the other one is for both international flights and flights outside Sarawak.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Sematan Airport (BSE), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SW of KCH.
