Nonstop flight route between Leh, India and Sandakan, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(34°8'8"N by 77°32'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°54'6"N by 118°2'54"E)
Distance from IXL to SDK:
3,237.96 miles (5,210.98 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL), Leh, India and Sandakan Airport (SDK), Sandakan, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,238 miles (or 5,211 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 Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport and Sandakan 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 Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport and Sandakan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXL / VILH |
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| Location: | Leh, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°8'8"N by 77°32'47"E |
| Area Served: | Leh |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 10682 feet (3,256 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXL |
| More Information: | IXL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDK / WBKS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sandakan, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°54'6"N by 118°2'54"E |
| Area Served: | Sandakan Division, Sabah, East Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDK |
| More Information: | SDK Maps & Info |
Facts about Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL):
- Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport's high elevation of 10,682 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IXL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IXL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) is Skardu Airport (KDU), which is located 141 miles (227 kilometers) NW of IXL.
- The furthest airport from Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,802 miles (18,993 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport", another name for IXL is "कुशोक बकुला रिम्पोचे हवाई अड्डा".
Facts about Sandakan Airport (SDK):
- The furthest airport from Sandakan Airport (SDK) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Sandakan Airport (meaning Sandakan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,779 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Sandakan Airport (SDK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sandakan Airport handled 911,855 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Sandakan Airport (SDK) is Lahad Datu Airport (LDU), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSE of SDK.
- Because of Sandakan Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandakan 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sandakan Airport", other names for SDK include "Lapangan Terbang Sandakan" and "山打根机场".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 141.06 miles (227.02 km) NW | Skardu Airport (KDU) | Skardu, Pakistan |     |
| 2 | 155.08 miles (249.58 km) SSW | Gaggal Airport (DHM) | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 3 | 157.74 miles (253.85 km) S | Bhuntar Airport (KUU) | Kullu / Bhuntar, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 4 | 159.00 miles (255.89 km) W | Srinagar International Airport (SXR) | Srinagar, India | |
| 5 | 171.74 miles (276.39 km) SW | Pathankot Airport (IXP) | Pathankot, India | |
| 6 | 185.46 miles (298.47 km) WSW | Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) | Jammu, India | |
| 7 | 201.61 miles (324.46 km) SE | Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 8 | 212.85 miles (342.55 km) S | Shimla Airport (SLV) | Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 9 | 214.40 miles (345.04 km) WSW | Sialkot International Airport (SKT) | Sialkot, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 215.72 miles (347.17 km) WNW | Chilas Airport (CHB) | Chilas, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 219.56 miles (353.34 km) NW | Gilgit Airport (GIL) | Gilgit, Pakistan | |
| 12 | 231.05 miles (371.84 km) W | Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG) | Muzaffarabad, Pakistan | |
| 13 | 231.35 miles (372.31 km) SW | Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ) | Amritsar, India | |
| 14 | 239.14 miles (384.86 km) NNE | Hotan Airport (HTN) | Hotan, Xinjiang, China | |
| 15 | 243.28 miles (391.52 km) S | Chandigarh Airport (IXC) | Chandigarh, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,801.93 miles (18,993.32 km) SE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,796.34 miles (17,374.98 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,788.04 miles (17,361.62 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,786.97 miles (17,359.90 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,779.17 miles (17,347.35 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,777.87 miles (17,345.25 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,770.69 miles (17,333.70 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,766.72 miles (17,327.32 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,765.41 miles (17,325.21 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,756.87 miles (17,311.47 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,741.91 miles (17,287.39 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,728.62 miles (17,266.00 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,721.40 miles (17,254.37 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,717.17 miles (17,247.57 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,684.97 miles (17,195.75 km) W | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.87 miles (101.18 km) SSE | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 107.17 miles (172.47 km) SSE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 109.46 miles (176.16 km) NW | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 109.86 miles (176.80 km) S | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 124.75 miles (200.76 km) SSW | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 130.63 miles (210.23 km) ESE | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 7 | 134.91 miles (217.11 km) WSW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 136.79 miles (220.15 km) W | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 169.45 miles (272.71 km) S | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 10 | 181.00 miles (291.29 km) S | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 190.60 miles (306.75 km) WSW | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 195.99 miles (315.42 km) WSW | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 196.97 miles (316.99 km) WSW | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 198.97 miles (320.22 km) WSW | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 203.85 miles (328.06 km) E | Jolo Airport (JOL) | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,290.13 miles (19,779.00 km) SSE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,221.21 miles (19,668.08 km) ESE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,203.21 miles (19,639.11 km) SW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,200.94 miles (19,635.47 km) SE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,199.72 miles (19,633.50 km) SSW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,178.27 miles (19,598.98 km) SE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,096.02 miles (19,466.61 km) WSW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,093.41 miles (19,462.40 km) S | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,090.32 miles (19,457.43 km) S | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,089.44 miles (19,456.01 km) ESE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,088.81 miles (19,455.00 km) SSW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,051.25 miles (19,394.56 km) SW | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,025.26 miles (19,352.73 km) SE | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 12,015.81 miles (19,337.52 km) WSW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,011.53 miles (19,330.64 km) WSW | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |