Nonstop flight route between Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States and Perak, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(19°50'23"N by 155°43'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(4°12'59"N by 100°41'54"E)
Distance from BSF to SWY:
6,996.89 miles (11,260.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States and Sitiawan Airport (SWY), Perak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,997 miles (or 11,260 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 Pōhakuloa Training Area and Sitiawan 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 Pōhakuloa Training Area and Sitiawan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSF / PHSF |
| Airport Name: | Pōhakuloa Training Area |
| Location: | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°50'23"N by 155°43'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| View all routes: | Routes from BSF |
| More Information: | BSF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWY / WMBA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Perak, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°12'59"N by 100°41'54"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SWY |
| More Information: | SWY Maps & Info |
Facts about Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF):
- Weapons such as the Davy Crockett nuclear rifle and depleted Uranium have been used at PTA.
- The closest airport to Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) is Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of BSF.
- The furthest airport from Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Pōhakuloa Training Area (meaning Pōhakuloa Training Area is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,925 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- The name of the current facility comes from puʻu pōhaku loa, which means "long rocky cinder cone" in the Hawaiian Language, although like many other Hawaiian names, the same name has been used for other places on the island.
Facts about Sitiawan Airport (SWY):
- The closest airport to Sitiawan Airport (SWY) is Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of SWY.
- Because of Sitiawan Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Sitiawan 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 furthest airport from Sitiawan Airport (SWY) is Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH), which is nearly antipodal to Sitiawan Airport (meaning Sitiawan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Loja, Ecuador.
- Sitiawan Airport (SWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sitiawan Airport", another name for SWY is "Lapangan Terbang Sitiawan".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.59 miles (18.66 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States |     |
| 2 | 22.48 miles (36.17 km) WSW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 30.82 miles (49.59 km) NNW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 44.25 miles (71.21 km) E | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 68.78 miles (110.69 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 86.52 miles (139.25 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 99.27 miles (159.76 km) NW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 103.28 miles (166.21 km) NW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 124.85 miles (200.92 km) NW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 127.27 miles (204.82 km) NW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 175.47 miles (282.39 km) NW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 175.47 miles (282.39 km) NW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 182.89 miles (294.33 km) NW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 188.31 miles (303.06 km) NW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 200.34 miles (322.42 km) NW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,380.70 miles (19,924.75 km) E | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 2 | 12,286.45 miles (19,773.08 km) SSW | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 3 | 12,284.23 miles (19,769.50 km) S | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 4 | 12,279.14 miles (19,761.31 km) SW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | 12,264.80 miles (19,738.23 km) SW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 6 | 12,239.59 miles (19,697.66 km) WSW | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | 12,224.28 miles (19,673.02 km) SE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 8 | 12,211.04 miles (19,651.72 km) WSW | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 9 | 12,173.51 miles (19,591.31 km) ESE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 10 | 12,154.97 miles (19,561.48 km) W | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | 12,147.98 miles (19,550.22 km) SSW | Ngoma Airport (ZGM) | Ngoma, Zambia | |
| 12 | 12,111.48 miles (19,491.49 km) SSE | Mongu Airport (MNR) | Mongu, Western Province, Zambia | |
| 13 | 12,111.35 miles (19,491.28 km) ESE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 14 | 12,107.58 miles (19,485.21 km) SSE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 15 | 12,106.96 miles (19,484.21 km) S | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.50 miles (58.75 km) NE | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 80.13 miles (128.96 km) NNW | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 88.90 miles (143.08 km) NNW | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 88.90 miles (143.08 km) NNW | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 95.15 miles (153.13 km) SE | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 6 | 101.13 miles (162.76 km) SE | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 122.92 miles (197.82 km) SE | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 8 | 132.20 miles (212.76 km) WSW | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 138.20 miles (222.41 km) N | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 146.94 miles (236.48 km) WSW | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 160.64 miles (258.52 km) NNW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 172.35 miles (277.37 km) SE | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 173.71 miles (279.56 km) NE | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 175.79 miles (282.91 km) E | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 180.24 miles (290.07 km) N | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,420.80 miles (19,989.29 km) SSE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 12,391.35 miles (19,941.89 km) ESE | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,365.48 miles (19,900.25 km) SE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,349.37 miles (19,874.33 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,342.55 miles (19,863.35 km) SSW | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,323.57 miles (19,832.81 km) SE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,300.01 miles (19,794.90 km) E | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,288.98 miles (19,777.15 km) SSE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,281.30 miles (19,764.79 km) SSW | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,267.37 miles (19,742.36 km) SW | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,255.52 miles (19,723.29 km) SSE | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,255.51 miles (19,723.29 km) SE | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,230.90 miles (19,683.68 km) SSW | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,227.28 miles (19,677.85 km) SSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,223.24 miles (19,671.34 km) SSW | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |