Nonstop flight route between Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States and Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States and Lawas Airport (LWY), Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,979 miles (or 12,841 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 Idaho Falls Regional Airport and Lawas 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 Idaho Falls Regional Airport and Lawas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IDA / KIDA |
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Location: | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°30'48"N by 112°4'14"W |
Area Served: | Idaho Falls, Idaho |
Operator/Owner: | City of Idaho Falls |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4744 feet (1,446 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IDA |
More Information: | IDA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWY / WBGW |
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Location: | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°50'57"N by 115°24'10"E |
Area Served: | Lawas, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWY |
More Information: | LWY Maps & Info |
Facts about Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA):
- Because of Idaho Falls Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,744 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IDA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IDA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's control tower and will require pilots to rely on air traffic controllers from other area airports.
- Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) is Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) N of IDA.
- The furthest airport from Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,774 miles (17,339 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Idaho Falls Regional Airport", another name for IDA is "Fanning Field".
Facts about Lawas Airport (LWY):
- The furthest airport from Lawas Airport (LWY) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Lawas Airport (meaning Lawas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,851 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Because of Lawas Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawas 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 Lawas Airport (LWY) is Long Sukang Airport (LSU), which is located 21 miles (35 kilometers) SSE of LWY.
- In addition to being known as "Lawas Airport", other names for LWY include "Lapangan Terbang Lawas" and "老越机场".
- Lawas Airport (LWY) currently has only 1 runway.