Nonstop flight route between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Buenos Aires, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP), Buenos Aires, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,429 miles (or 16,783 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 Kota Kinabalu International Airport and Jorge Newbery Airfield, 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 Kota Kinabalu International Airport and Jorge Newbery Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI):

• Kota Kinabalu International Airport handled 6,929,692 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Kota Kinabalu International Airport", another name for BKI is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kota Kinabalu".
• The furthest airport from Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is Lábrea Airport (LBR), which is nearly antipodal to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (meaning Kota Kinabalu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lábrea Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,843 kilometers) away in Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil.
• Because of Kota Kinabalu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kota Kinabalu 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.
• Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) currently has only 1 runway.
• After the war, the Department of Civil Aviation of North Borneo took charge of the operations and maintenance of the airport.
• What is today Terminal 2 used to be the original terminal building of the airport when it was first built.
• The closest airport to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) S of BKI.
• The Departure Hall column head design is inspired by the 'Wakid' basket design.
• When the overall project is completed, the airport will be able to accommodate the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft.
• Terminal 1 is the main terminal of KKIA located at Kepayan area.

Facts about Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP):

• The airport was originally proposed by Mayor Carlos Noël in 1925.
• The closest airport to Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) is San Fernando Airport (FDO), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NW of AEP.
• Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) is Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Jorge Newbery Airfield (meaning Jorge Newbery Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yancheng Nanyang Airport), and is located 12,326 miles (19,836 kilometers) away in Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
• In addition to being known as "Jorge Newbery Airfield", another name for AEP is "Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery"".
• Because of Jorge Newbery Airfield's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Jorge Newbery Airfield 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.