Nonstop flight route between Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia and Santiago de Compostela, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(6°11'39"N by 100°24'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°53'47"N by 8°24'55"W)
Distance from AOR to SCQ:
6,860.37 miles (11,040.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR), Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia and Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), Santiago de Compostela, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,860 miles (or 11,041 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 Santiago de Compostela 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 Sultan Abdul Halim Airport and Santiago de Compostela Airport. 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: | SCQ / LEST |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°53'47"N by 8°24'55"W |
| Area Served: | Santiago de Compostela |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 1213 feet (370 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SCQ |
| More Information: | SCQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR):
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Abdul Halim Airport", another name for AOR is "Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim".
- The closest airport to Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) is Langkawi International Airport (LGK), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WNW of AOR.
- 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 (AOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sultan Abdul Halim Airport handled 535,073 passengers last year.
- 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.
Facts about Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ):
- The furthest airport from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is Hokitika Airport (HKK), which is nearly antipodal to Santiago de Compostela Airport (meaning Santiago de Compostela Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hokitika Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Hokitika, New Zealand.
- The airport currently has one terminal.
- The closest airport to Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of SCQ.
- Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Christian pilgrimage route of the Way of St.
- The Old terminal at Santiago de Compostela airport opened in 1969 and had lots of expansions during its lifetime.
- In addition to being known as "Santiago de Compostela Airport", another name for SCQ is "Aeroporto de Santiago de Compostela".
- Santiago de Compostela Airport handled 2,194,611 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.84 miles (75.38 km) WNW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 50.33 miles (80.99 km) S | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 50.33 miles (80.99 km) S | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 51.04 miles (82.14 km) N | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 5 | 62.58 miles (100.71 km) S | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 65.86 miles (106.00 km) NE | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| 7 | 105.55 miles (169.86 km) NNW | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 8 | 121.97 miles (196.30 km) SSE | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 129.96 miles (209.14 km) E | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 138.20 miles (222.41 km) S | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 163.63 miles (263.33 km) NW | Krabi International Airport (KBV) | Krabi, Thailand | |
| 12 | 194.90 miles (313.66 km) NW | Phuket International Airport (HKT) | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 13 | 205.67 miles (330.99 km) SSW | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 217.60 miles (350.19 km) SSW | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 220.71 miles (355.20 km) NNW | Surat Thani International Airport (URT) | Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,392.93 miles (19,944.44 km) SSE | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,338.74 miles (19,857.24 km) SE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,336.48 miles (19,853.59 km) SW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,317.06 miles (19,822.34 km) W | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,309.12 miles (19,809.55 km) S | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,302.16 miles (19,798.35 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,284.09 miles (19,769.27 km) S | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,277.26 miles (19,758.28 km) SE | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,246.49 miles (19,708.76 km) SSE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,244.39 miles (19,705.38 km) S | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,228.64 miles (19,680.04 km) WSW | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,219.74 miles (19,665.72 km) SSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,204.55 miles (19,641.28 km) S | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,196.71 miles (19,628.66 km) W | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,179.49 miles (19,600.93 km) SSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.09 miles (45.20 km) N | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 47.35 miles (76.20 km) SSW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 3 | 90.49 miles (145.62 km) S | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 4 | 112.95 miles (181.78 km) SE | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 5 | 115.54 miles (185.94 km) S | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 6 | 117.40 miles (188.94 km) SSE | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 7 | 128.40 miles (206.64 km) ENE | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 8 | 141.63 miles (227.93 km) E | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 9 | 188.14 miles (302.79 km) SSE | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 10 | 189.36 miles (304.74 km) S | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 11 | 199.78 miles (321.52 km) ESE | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 12 | 201.17 miles (323.75 km) SE | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 13 | 234.45 miles (377.30 km) E | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 14 | 246.89 miles (397.33 km) E | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 15 | 279.07 miles (449.11 km) E | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,403.89 miles (19,962.08 km) ESE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,400.69 miles (19,956.92 km) SE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,373.89 miles (19,913.80 km) SW | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,366.42 miles (19,901.77 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,356.77 miles (19,886.24 km) S | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,348.80 miles (19,873.42 km) ESE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,342.36 miles (19,863.05 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,337.98 miles (19,856.00 km) S | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,335.72 miles (19,852.37 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,329.24 miles (19,841.94 km) WSW | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,298.13 miles (19,791.88 km) SW | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,294.53 miles (19,786.07 km) SSW | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,291.36 miles (19,780.97 km) S | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,285.98 miles (19,772.32 km) SW | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,285.49 miles (19,771.53 km) SSW | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |