Nonstop flight route between Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia and Odiham, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR), Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia and RAF Odiham (ODH), Odiham, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,370 miles (or 10,252 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 Sultan Abdul Halim Airport and RAF Odiham, 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 Sultan Abdul Halim Airport and RAF Odiham. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AOR / WMKA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°11'39"N by 100°24'2"E | 
| Area Served: | Kedah, and Perlis, Malaysia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AOR | 
| More Information: | AOR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ODH / EGVO | 
| Airport Name: | RAF Odiham | 
| Location: | Odiham, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°14'3"N by 0°56'34"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ODH | 
| More Information: | ODH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR):
- The closest airport to Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) is Langkawi International Airport (LGK), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WNW of AOR.
- The furthest airport from Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) is Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (meaning Sultan Abdul Halim 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 (19,944 kilometers) away in Chiclayo, Peru.
- Because of Sultan Abdul Halim Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Abdul Halim 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.
- Sultan Abdul Halim Airport handled 535,073 passengers last year.
- Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Abdul Halim Airport", another name for AOR is "Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim".
Facts about RAF Odiham (ODH):
- The furthest airport from RAF Odiham (ODH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,891 miles (19,137 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In 1981 the Wessex helicopters of 72 Squadron moved to RAF Aldergrove, followed by 33 Squadron's Pumas in 1997 to RAF Benson.
- The closest airport to RAF Odiham (ODH) is Lasham Airfield (QLA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of ODH.
- Following the end of the War RAF Fighter Command assumed control of the base and operated Supermarine Spitfires, Hawker Hunters and Gloster Javelins.




