Nonstop flight route between Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia and Mobile, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belaga Airport (BLG), Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia and Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,716 miles (or 15,636 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 Belaga Airport and Mobile Regional 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 Belaga Airport and Mobile Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLG / WBGC |
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Location: | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°38'9"N by 113°45'38"E |
Area Served: | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 200 feet (61 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLG |
More Information: | BLG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOB / KMOB |
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Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W |
Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 219 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MOB |
More Information: | MOB Maps & Info |
Facts about Belaga Airport (BLG):
- The furthest airport from Belaga Airport (BLG) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Belaga Airport (meaning Belaga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,828 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Belaga Airport", another name for BLG is "Lapangan Terbang Belaga".
- The closest airport to Belaga Airport (BLG) is Bintulu Airport (BTU), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) WNW of BLG.
- Belaga Airport (BLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Belaga Airport's relatively low elevation of 200 feet, planes can take off or land at Belaga 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.
Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):
- The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
- Because of Mobile Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile Regional 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.
- In 2006 Delta Air Lines dropped several flights from Mobile and Continental Airlines added flights.
- In addition to being known as "Mobile Regional Airport", other names for MOB include "Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile" and "(former Bates Army Airfield)".
- One of the first airlines besides Eastern to serve Mobile was Capital Airlines with flights to Atlanta, Birmingham, AL, New Orleans, New York-Newark, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
- Eastern Air Lines served Mobile beginning during the 1930s.
- Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
- The MC Farmer Terminal was completed in 1985.
- The furthest airport from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- After its merger with Continental Airlines in 2012 United Airlines resumed flights to its hub in Houston, seven weekday flights.