Nonstop flight route between Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia and Dover, Delaware, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH), Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia and Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,410 miles (or 15,143 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 Dover Air Force Base, 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 Dover Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH):

• There was an upgrade that was started in April 2011 and was completed in November 2012.
• Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Originally a small Fokker airfield, it steadily expanded to accommodate jet operations.
• The closest airport to Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) is Sitiawan Airport (SWY), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SW of IPH.
• 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.
• 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 handled 73,354 passengers last year.

Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):

• Full operational capability was restored to Dover in September, and seven P-47 Thunderbolt squadrons arrived for training in preparation for eventual involvement in the European Theater.
• Dover Airfield was reactivated on 1 August 1950 as a result of the Korean War and the expansion of the United States Air Force in response to the Soviet threat in the Cold War.
• Two sections of the 436th Aerial Port Squadron warehouse collapsed on February 18, 2003, as a result of a record snow storm.
• The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In March 1989, C-5s from Dover delivered special equipment used to clean up the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound.
• During Desert Shield, the wing flew approximately 17,000 flying hours and airlifted a total of 131,275 tons of cargo in support of combat operations to free the Kingdom of Kuwait.
• In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
• The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.