Nonstop flight route between Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia and Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH), Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia and Chennault International Airport (CWF), Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,856 miles (or 15,861 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 Sultan Azlan Shah Airport and Chennault 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 Sultan Azlan Shah Airport and Chennault 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 Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH):

• Originally a small Fokker airfield, it steadily expanded to accommodate jet operations.
• Sultan Azlan Shah Airport handled 73,354 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) is Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (meaning Sultan Azlan Shah Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Loja, Ecuador.
• The closest airport to Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) is Sitiawan Airport (SWY), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SW of IPH.
• In 2013, Tigerair expressed interest in expanding their routes to Sultan Azlan Shah Airport.
• Because of Sultan Azlan Shah Airport's relatively low elevation of 130 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Azlan Shah 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.
• Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) currently has only 1 runway.
• There was an upgrade that was started in April 2011 and was completed in November 2012.

Facts about Chennault International Airport (CWF):

• The furthest airport from Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Sowela Technical Community College, located on the former Chennault Air Force Base, offers a variety of academic and technical programs with terminating certificates, diplomas, and/or associate degrees.
• Chennault International Airport (CWF) currently has only 1 runway.
• It was previously Chennault Air Force Base and before that, Lake Charles Air Force Base' and Lake Charles Army Air Field, and as such, was home to the now inactivated 44th Bombardment Wing in the 1950s and 1960s.
• Because of Chennault International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Chennault 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.
• The closest airport to Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of CWF.