Nonstop flight route between Galveston, Texas, United States and Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(3°27'33"N by 115°10'42"E)
Distance from GLS to LGL:
9,425.17 miles (15,168.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States and Long Lellang Airport (LGL), Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,425 miles (or 15,168 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Long Lellang Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | LGL / WBGF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°27'33"N by 115°10'42"E |
| Area Served: | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1400 feet (427 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGL |
| More Information: | LGL Maps & Info |
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- Operated and maintained by the City of Galveston, GLS is a general aviation airport serving diverse aviation segments.
- It was officially deactivated on November 15, 1945, with ownership reverting to the City of Galveston.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- 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.
Facts about Long Lellang Airport (LGL):
- The closest airport to Long Lellang Airport (LGL) is Long Banga Airport (LBP), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SE of LGL.
- In addition to being known as "Long Lellang Airport", another name for LGL is "Lapangan Terbang Long Lellang".
- Long Lellang Airport (LGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Long Lellang Airport (LGL) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Long Lellang Airport (meaning Long Lellang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,428 miles (20,001 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
| 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 | 26.74 miles (43.04 km) SE | Long Banga Airport (LBP) | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 27.75 miles (44.65 km) NE | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 44.75 miles (72.02 km) NE | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 47.52 miles (76.48 km) NE | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 48.13 miles (77.46 km) NNW | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 59.26 miles (95.37 km) NNE | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 75.47 miles (121.45 km) NNE | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 77.13 miles (124.13 km) NW | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 78.57 miles (126.44 km) NNE | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 93.90 miles (151.12 km) N | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 97.26 miles (156.52 km) N | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 101.54 miles (163.42 km) NW | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 104.02 miles (167.41 km) N | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 14 | 113.17 miles (182.14 km) WSW | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 122.17 miles (196.61 km) S | Long Apung Airport (LPU) | Long Apung, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,428.20 miles (20,001.21 km) SW | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,311.30 miles (19,813.06 km) WSW | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,263.47 miles (19,736.09 km) SE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,220.98 miles (19,667.71 km) SW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,174.86 miles (19,593.50 km) S | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,106.43 miles (19,483.36 km) W | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,102.59 miles (19,477.18 km) W | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,098.65 miles (19,470.84 km) E | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,080.09 miles (19,440.98 km) E | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,079.82 miles (19,440.53 km) E | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,076.87 miles (19,435.79 km) ESE | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,068.33 miles (19,422.04 km) S | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,025.04 miles (19,352.38 km) ESE | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,946.42 miles (19,225.85 km) W | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,946.24 miles (19,225.56 km) SSE | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |