Nonstop flight route between Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia and La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kuching International Airport (KCH), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia and Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP), La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,146 miles (or 14,718 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 Manuel Márquez de León 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 Manuel Márquez de León International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

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.
• Kuching International Airport handled 4,871,036 passengers last year.
• Kuching International Airport (KCH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Sematan Airport (BSE), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SW of KCH.
• As a result of the increasing number of passengers going into and out of Kuching, a completely new and larger terminal was needed.
• 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.
• No city buses are available at the moment.
• Malaysia Airlines in Kuching International Airport has so far achieved a zero accident rate in 2006.
• 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 Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP):

• The furthest airport from Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) is Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SSE of LAP.
• Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Manuel Márquez de León International Airport", another name for LAP is "Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Márquez de León".
• Because of Manuel Márquez de León International Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Manuel Márquez de León 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.