Nonstop flight route between Wink, Texas, United States and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Winkler County Airport (INK), Wink, Texas, United States and Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,766 miles (or 14,108 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 Winkler County Airport and Kota Kinabalu International 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 Winkler County Airport and Kota Kinabalu International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Winkler County Airport (INK):

• Winkler County Airport covers an area of 1,000 acres at an elevation of 2,822 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Winkler County Airport", another name for INK is "(former Wink Air Force Aux. Field)".
• Winkler County Airport (INK) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Winkler County Airport (INK) is Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSW of INK.
• The furthest airport from Winkler County Airport (INK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,260 miles (18,122 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI):

• Kota Kinabalu International Airport serves the city of Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia.
• Kota Kinabalu International Airport handled 6,929,692 passengers last year.
• The airport first began as a military airfield built by the Japanese occupying forces during World-War II.
• The current largest scheduled aircraft to operate in and out of the terminal is the Boeing 777-200ER from Royal Brunei and Malaysia Airlines.
• When the overall project is completed, the airport will be able to accommodate the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft.
• Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) S of BKI.
• Because of Kota Kinabalu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kota Kinabalu International 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.
• Terminal 1's new wing was completed and opened for commercial use on 19 August 2008 while the other wing was closed for renovation and is expected to complete by May 2010.
• In addition to being known as "Kota Kinabalu International Airport", another name for BKI is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kota Kinabalu".
• The furthest airport from Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is Lábrea Airport (LBR), which is nearly antipodal to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (meaning Kota Kinabalu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lábrea Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,843 kilometers) away in Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil.
• What is today Terminal 2 used to be the original terminal building of the airport when it was first built.