Nonstop flight route between Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia and Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kuching International Airport (KCH), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia and Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB), Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,716 miles (or 18,855 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 Kuching International Airport and Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede 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 Kuching International Airport and Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede 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 Kuching International Airport (KCH):

• The closest airport to Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Sematan Airport (BSE), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SW of KCH.
• The furthest airport from Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is nearly antipodal to Kuching International Airport (meaning Kuching International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ipiranga Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil.
• The airport was built by the British Government of Sarawak in the 1940s on the outskirts of Kuching town.
• Kuching International Airport handled 4,871,036 passengers last year.
• As of 1999, two foreign airlines from both Singapore and Brunei as well as Malaysia's national carrier and as many as 8 private general aviation companies operated scheduled services into and out of Kuching International Airport.
• The renovation increased terminal building floor space to 46,000 square metres and was completed 15 months ahead of schedule.
• Because of Kuching International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuching 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.
• Kuching International Airport has two sides of baggage reclaim halls, one is for the domestic flights while the other one is for both international flights and flights outside Sarawak.
• Kuching International Airport (KCH) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kuching International Airport", another name for KCH is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching 古晋国际机场".
• Malaysia Airlines in Kuching International Airport has so far achieved a zero accident rate in 2006.

Facts about Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB):

• Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede 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 airport is located 4 km from downtown Boa Vista.
• The airport was opened on February 19, 1973, and underwent its first renovation in 1998.
• The closest airport to Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) is Lethem Airport (LTM), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) ENE of BVB.
• Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport handled 336,530 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport", another name for BVB is "Aeroporto International de Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede".
• The furthest airport from Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) is Tampa Padang Airport (MJU), which is nearly antipodal to Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (meaning Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tampa Padang Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.