Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States and Long Lellang Airport (LGL), Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,389 miles (or 15,110 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Long Lellang 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Long Lellang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):

• George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 because of expansion limitations at Hobby, and all airlines at Hobby moved there.
• Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
• William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
• The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, or METRO, stops at Curbzone 13.
• In 1967 the airport was renamed after former Texas governor William P.
• In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
• William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
• United Airlines, Houston's other major carrier, which would subsequently be forced to compete with Southwest on proposed international routes, has objected to the expansion plans, citing a study which concludes that the change would cost the Houston area jobs and result in a net reduction in GRP.
• In 1950 Pan Am started a DC-4 nonstop to Mexico City.
• Developments at Hobby in the 2000s include a new concourse to serve Southwest Airlines, designed by Leo A Daly and the upgrade of Runway 4/22.
• The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
• The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.

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.