Nonstop flight route between Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia and Kantchari, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM), Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia and Kantchari Airport (XKA), Kantchari, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,775 miles (or 12,512 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 Ba'kelalan Airport and Kantchari 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 Ba'kelalan Airport and Kantchari Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKM / WBGQ |
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Location: | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°59'18"N by 115°37'8"E |
Area Served: | Bakelalan, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2900 feet (884 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKM |
More Information: | BKM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XKA / DFEL |
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Location: | Kantchari, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°27'52"N by 1°29'36"E |
Area Served: | Kantchari |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 879 feet (268 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XKA |
More Information: | XKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM):
- The closest airport to Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) is Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of BKM.
- The furthest airport from Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Ba'kelalan Airport (meaning Ba'kelalan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,937 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ba'kelalan Airport", other names for BKM include "Lapangan Terbang Bakelalan" and "BKM[1]".
Facts about Kantchari Airport (XKA):
- The closest airport to Kantchari Airport (XKA) is Diapaga Airport (DIP), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SE of XKA.
- In addition to being known as "Kantchari Airport", another name for XKA is "Kantchari Airport (Kantchari)".
- Because of Kantchari Airport's relatively low elevation of 879 feet, planes can take off or land at Kantchari 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.
- Kantchari Airport (XKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kantchari Airport (XKA) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Kantchari Airport (meaning Kantchari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,306 miles (19,804 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.