Nonstop flight route between Grootfontein, Namibia and Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grootfontein Airport (GFY), Grootfontein, Namibia and Long Sukang Airport (LSU), Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,803 miles (or 10,948 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 Grootfontein Airport and Long Sukang 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 Grootfontein Airport and Long Sukang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFY / FYGF |
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Location: | Grootfontein, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°36'6"S by 18°7'20"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4636 feet (1,413 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GFY |
More Information: | GFY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSU / WBGU |
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Location: | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°33'7"N by 115°29'38"E |
Area Served: | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1200 feet (366 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LSU |
More Information: | LSU Maps & Info |
Facts about Grootfontein Airport (GFY):
- In addition to being known as "Grootfontein Airport", another name for GFY is "Grootfontein Airport".
- The furthest airport from Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Grootfontein Airport (meaning Grootfontein Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is Halali Airport (HAL), which is located 115 miles (186 kilometers) WNW of GFY.
- Grootfontein Airport (GFY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Grootfontein Airport's high elevation of 4,636 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GFY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GFY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Long Sukang Airport (LSU):
- The furthest airport from Long Sukang Airport (LSU) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Long Sukang Airport (meaning Long Sukang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Long Sukang Airport", another name for LSU is "Lapangan Terbang Long Sukang".
- The closest airport to Long Sukang Airport (LSU) is Long Pasia Airport (GSA), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) ESE of LSU.
- Long Sukang Airport (LSU) currently has only 1 runway.