Nonstop flight route between Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru and Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru and Kuching International Airport (KCH), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,658 miles (or 18,761 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 Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport and Kuching International 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 Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport and Kuching International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUZ / SPZO | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°32'8"S by 71°56'36"W | 
| Area Served: | Cusco | 
| Operator/Owner: | CORPAC S.A. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 10860 feet (3,310 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CUZ | 
| More Information: | CUZ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCH / WBGG | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°29'4"N by 110°20'16"E | 
| Area Served: | Kuching Division & Samarahan Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KCH | 
| More Information: | KCH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ):
- Because of Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport's high elevation of 10,860 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CUZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CUZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport has a number of commodities which attend to the multitude of tourists which visit the city of Cusco.
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) is Andahuaylas Airport (ANS), which is located 95 miles (154 kilometers) W of CUZ.
- In addition to being known as "Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport", another name for CUZ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Alejandro Velasco Astete".
- The furthest airport from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) is Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV), which is nearly antipodal to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (meaning Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Buon Ma Thuot Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam.
- It was named in honor of the Peruvian pilot Alejandro Velasco Astete who was the first pilot to cross the Andes in 1925.
Facts about Kuching International Airport (KCH):
- Kuching International Airport (KCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1971, the Malaysian Government engaged a team of Canadian Consultants to make a Master Plan study of Kuching International Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Kuching International Airport", another name for KCH is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching 古晋国际机场".
- Because of Kuching International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuching 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.
- Kuching International Airport handled 4,871,036 passengers last year.
- As a result of the increasing number of passengers going into and out of Kuching, a completely new and larger terminal was needed.
- Sarawak will make a formal proposal to Malaysia Airlines for direct flights from Hong Kong, Taipei, Kaohsiung and Seoul to Kuching.
- The closest airport to Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Sematan Airport (BSE), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SW of KCH.
- The furthest airport from Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is nearly antipodal to Kuching International Airport (meaning Kuching International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ipiranga Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The airport terminal is capable of handling five million passengers per annum and it is the fourth busiest airport in Malaysia.




