Nonstop flight route between Galveston, Texas, United States and Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°1'59"N by 118°19'15"E)
Distance from GLS to LDU:
9,202.51 miles (14,809.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States and Lahad Datu Airport (LDU), Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,203 miles (or 14,810 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
| Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
| More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDU / WBKD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°1'59"N by 118°19'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LDU |
| More Information: | LDU Maps & Info |
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- Operated and maintained by the City of Galveston, GLS is a general aviation airport serving diverse aviation segments.
- Scholes International Airport is the former Galveston Municipal Airport that dates back to 1931.
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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.
- Scholes International Airport covers an area of 966 acres at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Lahad Datu Airport (LDU):
- Because of Lahad Datu Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Lahad Datu 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 Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) is Semporna Airport (SMM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SSE of LDU.
- The furthest airport from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Lahad Datu Airport (meaning Lahad Datu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,319 miles (19,826 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lahad Datu Airport", another name for LDU is "Lapangan Terbang Lahad Datu 拿笃机场".
- Lahad Datu Airport handled 99,983 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.67 miles (47.75 km) NW | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) NW | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 36.41 miles (58.60 km) N | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 37.87 miles (60.95 km) WSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 53.50 miles (86.10 km) NW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 53.88 miles (86.71 km) WNW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 7 | 57.47 miles (92.49 km) NNW | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) NW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 63.80 miles (102.68 km) WSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 67.79 miles (109.10 km) NE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 68.97 miles (111.00 km) NW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 69.21 miles (111.38 km) NE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 77.98 miles (125.50 km) W | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 82.13 miles (132.18 km) NNW | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 91.87 miles (147.84 km) WSW | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,038.02 miles (17,763.92 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,921.82 miles (17,576.92 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,684.05 miles (17,194.27 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,669.40 miles (17,170.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,659.97 miles (17,155.51 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,655.00 miles (17,147.51 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,650.96 miles (17,141.01 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,646.62 miles (17,134.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,634.25 miles (17,114.13 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,625.56 miles (17,100.14 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,618.72 miles (17,089.13 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,615.78 miles (17,084.39 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,605.80 miles (17,068.34 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,603.05 miles (17,063.91 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,600.36 miles (17,059.59 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.54 miles (71.68 km) SSE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 51.59 miles (83.02 km) SSW | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 62.87 miles (101.18 km) NNW | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 76.59 miles (123.26 km) SW | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 97.85 miles (157.48 km) E | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 6 | 113.37 miles (182.46 km) SSW | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 7 | 128.88 miles (207.42 km) SSW | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 150.02 miles (241.44 km) W | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 166.01 miles (267.17 km) NW | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 167.87 miles (270.16 km) WNW | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 184.29 miles (296.59 km) WSW | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 196.84 miles (316.79 km) WSW | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 197.47 miles (317.80 km) W | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 197.97 miles (318.61 km) ENE | Jolo Airport (JOL) | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines | |
| 15 | 198.78 miles (319.91 km) WSW | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,319.06 miles (19,825.55 km) ESE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,261.86 miles (19,733.51 km) SW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,259.21 miles (19,729.24 km) SW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,197.84 miles (19,630.46 km) ESE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,174.19 miles (19,592.42 km) SE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,144.04 miles (19,543.89 km) SSE | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,140.26 miles (19,537.81 km) SSE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,139.95 miles (19,537.31 km) WSW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,077.55 miles (19,436.89 km) E | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,061.14 miles (19,410.47 km) WSW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,043.54 miles (19,382.16 km) SSW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,041.97 miles (19,379.63 km) W | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,033.30 miles (19,365.68 km) S | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,012.08 miles (19,331.52 km) SSW | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,997.80 miles (19,308.54 km) SW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |