Nonstop flight route between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dubai International Airport (DXB), Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Kudat Airport (KUD), Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,235 miles (or 6,816 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 Dubai International Airport and Kudat 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 Dubai International Airport and Kudat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dubai International Airport (DXB):

• Dubai International Airport was conceptualised to function as Dubai's primary airport and the region's busiest for the foreseeable future without the need for relocation or the building of another airport when passenger figures increased.
• The Cargo Mega Terminal, which will have the capacity to handle 3 million tonnes of cargo a year, is a major development.
• In addition to being known as "Dubai International Airport", another name for DXB is "مطار دبي الدولي".
• Dubai International Airport handled 66,431,533 passengers last year.
• In the 1940s flying from Dubai was by flying boats operated by British Overseas Airways Corporation, operating the Horseshoe line from Southern Africa via the Persian Gulf to Sydney.
• The next phase of development was the second runway, which was completed three months ahead of schedule and opened in April 1984.
• Dubai International Airport (DXB) has 2 runways.
• Because of Dubai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Dubai 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.
• The closest airport to Dubai International Airport (DXB) is Sharjah International Airport (SHJ), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ENE of DXB.
• The furthest airport from Dubai International Airport (DXB) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,774 miles (18,948 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.

Facts about Kudat Airport (KUD):

• Kudat Airport (KUD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kudat Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kudat 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 addition to being known as "Kudat Airport", other names for KUD include "Lapangan Terbang Kudat" and "古达机场".
• The furthest airport from Kudat Airport (KUD) is Lábrea Airport (LBR), which is nearly antipodal to Kudat Airport (meaning Kudat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lábrea Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Kudat Airport (KUD) is Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) SW of KUD.