Nonstop flight route between Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia and Hurghada, Egypt:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuching International Airport (KCH), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia and Hurghada International Airport (HRG), Hurghada, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,313 miles (or 8,551 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 Hurghada 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 Hurghada International 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: | HRG / HEGN |
Airport Name: | Hurghada International Airport |
Location: | Hurghada, Egypt |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°10'41"N by 33°47'57"E |
Area Served: | Hurghada |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HRG |
More Information: | HRG Maps & Info |
Facts about Kuching International Airport (KCH):
- In 1962, the runway was extended once more to a length of 1921 meters to facilitate DeHavilland Comet-4 turbojet aircraft operations.
- As one of the two states in Malaysia which controls its own immigration autonomy, Sarawak exercises special regulation upon arriving and departing from all Sarawakian airports including Kuching.
- The Sarawak Government is working closely with Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia to rationalise long-haul flights.
- The closest airport to Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Sematan Airport (BSE), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SW of KCH.
- In addition to being known as "Kuching International Airport", another name for KCH is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching 古晋国际机场".
- 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.
- AirAsia may introduce daily flights from Kuching to Bangkok, Jakarta, Macau and Clark.
- Construction of the terminal complex at the north site took a centre stage at the end of 1978 and was completed in July 1983.
- Kuching International Airport was given a radical makeover, with the terminal completed in 2006 and the runway and taxiway extension fully completed in 2008.
- Kuching International Airport handled 4,871,036 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Kuching International Airport (KCH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hurghada International Airport (HRG):
- The furthest airport from Hurghada International Airport (HRG) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,976 miles (19,273 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Hurghada International Airport (HRG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hurghada International Airport (HRG) is Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNE of HRG.
- Because of Hurghada International Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Hurghada 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.