Nonstop flight route between Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia and Sandakan, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(17°56'24"S by 138°49'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°54'6"N by 118°2'54"E)
Distance from DMD to SDK:
2,172.60 miles (3,496.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Doomadgee Airport (DMD), Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia and Sandakan Airport (SDK), Sandakan, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,173 miles (or 3,496 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 relatively short distance between Doomadgee Airport and Sandakan Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DMD / YDMG |
| Airport Name: | Doomadgee Airport |
| Location: | Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°56'24"S by 138°49'18"E |
| Area Served: | Doomadgee, Queensland |
| Operator/Owner: | Doomadgee Community Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DMD |
| More Information: | DMD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDK / WBKS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sandakan, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°54'6"N by 118°2'54"E |
| Area Served: | Sandakan Division, Sabah, East Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDK |
| More Information: | SDK Maps & Info |
Facts about Doomadgee Airport (DMD):
- The closest airport to Doomadgee Airport (DMD) is Burketown Airport (BUC), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of DMD.
- Because of Doomadgee Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Doomadgee 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 Doomadgee Airport (DMD) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,376 miles (18,308 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Doomadgee Airport (DMD) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sandakan Airport (SDK):
- The furthest airport from Sandakan Airport (SDK) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Sandakan Airport (meaning Sandakan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,779 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Sandakan Airport handled 911,855 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Sandakan Airport", other names for SDK include "Lapangan Terbang Sandakan" and "山打根机场".
- Sandakan Airport (SDK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sandakan Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandakan 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 Sandakan Airport (SDK) is Lahad Datu Airport (LDU), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSE of SDK.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.71 miles (78.39 km) ENE | Burketown Airport (BUC) | Burketown, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 136.48 miles (219.65 km) ENE | Karumba Airport (KRB) | Karumba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 143.64 miles (231.16 km) SSW | Camooweal Airport (CML) | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 193.16 miles (310.86 km) SSE | Mount Isa Airport (ISA) | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 208.65 miles (335.79 km) WNW | McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV) | McArthur River, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 6 | 210.90 miles (339.41 km) NW | Borroloola Airport (BOX) | Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 7 | 218.13 miles (351.05 km) SSE | Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 253.49 miles (407.95 km) SE | Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) | Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 257.56 miles (414.50 km) NE | Kowanyama Airport (KWM) | Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 267.03 miles (429.75 km) SE | Julia Creek Airport (JCK) | Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 279.90 miles (450.45 km) NE | Edward River Airport (EDR) | Edward River, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 287.91 miles (463.34 km) E | Abingdon Airport (ABG) | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 300.73 miles (483.98 km) SSE | Trepell Airport (TQP) | Trapell, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 315.68 miles (508.03 km) NNW | Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE) | Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 15 | 338.74 miles (545.15 km) SE | Richmond Airport (RCM) | Richmond, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,376.23 miles (18,308.23 km) W | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,371.40 miles (18,300.44 km) W | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,318.58 miles (18,215.44 km) W | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,310.56 miles (18,202.54 km) W | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,303.93 miles (18,191.86 km) W | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,256.66 miles (18,115.79 km) NE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 7 | 11,246.99 miles (18,100.23 km) W | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,232.10 miles (18,076.27 km) W | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,232.07 miles (18,076.22 km) W | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,222.72 miles (18,061.18 km) W | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,215.52 miles (18,049.59 km) NE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 12 | 11,173.55 miles (17,982.03 km) NE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,172.78 miles (17,980.81 km) ENE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 14 | 11,156.71 miles (17,954.94 km) NE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 15 | 11,155.34 miles (17,952.73 km) NE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.87 miles (101.18 km) SSE | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 107.17 miles (172.47 km) SSE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 109.46 miles (176.16 km) NW | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 109.86 miles (176.80 km) S | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 124.75 miles (200.76 km) SSW | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 130.63 miles (210.23 km) ESE | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 7 | 134.91 miles (217.11 km) WSW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 136.79 miles (220.15 km) W | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 169.45 miles (272.71 km) S | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 10 | 181.00 miles (291.29 km) S | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 190.60 miles (306.75 km) WSW | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 195.99 miles (315.42 km) WSW | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 196.97 miles (316.99 km) WSW | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 198.97 miles (320.22 km) WSW | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 203.85 miles (328.06 km) E | Jolo Airport (JOL) | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,290.13 miles (19,779.00 km) SSE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,221.21 miles (19,668.08 km) ESE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,203.21 miles (19,639.11 km) SW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,200.94 miles (19,635.47 km) SE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,199.72 miles (19,633.50 km) SSW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,178.27 miles (19,598.98 km) SE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,096.02 miles (19,466.61 km) WSW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,093.41 miles (19,462.40 km) S | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,090.32 miles (19,457.43 km) S | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,089.44 miles (19,456.01 km) ESE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,088.81 miles (19,455.00 km) SSW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,051.25 miles (19,394.56 km) SW | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,025.26 miles (19,352.73 km) SE | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 12,015.81 miles (19,337.52 km) WSW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,011.53 miles (19,330.64 km) WSW | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |