Nonstop flight route between Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia and Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuching International Airport (KCH), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia and Glen Innes Airport (GLI), Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,520 miles (or 5,664 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 Glen Innes 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 Glen Innes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCH / WBGG |
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| Location: | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°29'4"N by 110°20'16"E |
| Area Served: | Kuching Division & Samarahan Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KCH |
| More Information: | KCH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLI / YGLI |
| Airport Name: | Glen Innes Airport |
| Location: | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°40'30"S by 151°41'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Glen Innes Severn Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3433 feet (1,046 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLI |
| More Information: | GLI Maps & Info |
Facts about Kuching International Airport (KCH):
- The Sarawak Government is working closely with Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia to rationalise long-haul flights.
- Kuching International Airport handled 4,871,036 passengers last year.
- As a result of the increasing number of passengers going into and out of Kuching, a completely new and larger terminal was needed.
- The closest airport to Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Sematan Airport (BSE), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SW of KCH.
- 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.
- Kuching International Airport (KCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The renovation increased terminal building floor space to 46,000 square metres and was completed 15 months ahead of schedule.
- The airport was built by the British Government of Sarawak in the 1940s on the outskirts of Kuching town.
- The airport terminal is capable of handling five million passengers per annum and it is the fourth busiest airport in Malaysia.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kuching International Airport", another name for KCH is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching 古晋国际机场".
Facts about Glen Innes Airport (GLI):
- The furthest airport from Glen Innes Airport (GLI) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,901 miles (19,153 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Glen Innes Airport (GLI) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Glen Innes Airport (GLI) is Inverell Airport (IVR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of GLI.
