Nonstop flight route between Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia and Kashgar, Xinjiang, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH), Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia and Kashgar Airport (KHG), Kashgar, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,879 miles (or 4,634 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 Kashgar 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 Kashgar 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):

• The closest airport to Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) is Sitiawan Airport (SWY), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SW of IPH.
• 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.
• There was an upgrade that was started in April 2011 and was completed in November 2012.
• 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.
• There was also another plan to make Ipoh as a feeder airport to other regions, as it couldn't compete with other airports such as Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Penang International Airport.
• Sultan Azlan Shah Airport is an airport that serves Ipoh, a city in the state of Perak in Malaysia.
• Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Kashgar Airport (KHG):

• Kashgar Airport (KHG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kashgar Airport (KHG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,526 miles (18,550 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Because of Kashgar Airport's high elevation of 4,529 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KHG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KHG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Kashgar Airport", other names for KHG include "喀什机场" and "Kāshí Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Kashgar Airport (KHG) is Osh International Airport (OSS), which is located 186 miles (299 kilometers) WNW of KHG.