Nonstop flight route between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Cobar, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Cobar Airport (CAZ), Cobar, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,248 miles (or 5,227 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 Cobar 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 Kota Kinabalu International Airport and Cobar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKI / WBKK |
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Location: | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°56'40"N by 116°3'30"E |
Area Served: | Kota Kinabalu |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKI |
More Information: | BKI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAZ / YCBA |
Airport Name: | Cobar Airport |
Location: | Cobar, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°32'17"S by 145°47'35"E |
Area Served: | Cobar, New South Wales, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Cobar Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 724 feet (221 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAZ |
More Information: | CAZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI):
- In mid-2005, the Malaysian government approved a project for major renovation and extension of KKIA worth RM1.4 billion.
- 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 airport first began as a military airfield built by the Japanese occupying forces during World-War II.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kota Kinabalu International Airport", another name for BKI is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kota Kinabalu".
- Around the 1970s to 1980s, a newer terminal building was built on the other side of the runway.
- The first flight to depart at the new wing was MH 2637 to Kuala Lumpur at 0650 hours while the last flight at the old wing was at 0025 hours.
- 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.
- Kota Kinabalu International Airport handled 6,929,692 passengers last year.
Facts about Cobar Airport (CAZ):
- Canberra-based Brindabella Airlines announced a non-stop daily service between Sydney and Cobar, which commenced 24 September 2010.
- The furthest airport from Cobar Airport (CAZ) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is located 11,863 miles (19,092 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- Cobar Airport (CAZ) has 2 runways.
- The airport formerly had scheduled passenger service provided by Regional Express Airlines, but as of December 2008 the airline cancelled all flights into and from Cobar Airport.
- Because of Cobar Airport's relatively low elevation of 724 feet, planes can take off or land at Cobar 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.
- The closest airport to Cobar Airport (CAZ) is Bourke Airport (BRK), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) N of CAZ.