Nonstop flight route between Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia and Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kuching International Airport (KCH), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia and Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH), Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,954 miles (or 17,628 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 Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean 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 Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean 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):

• As a result of the increasing number of passengers going into and out of Kuching, a completely new and larger terminal was needed.
• The renovation increased terminal building floor space to 46,000 square metres and was completed 15 months ahead of schedule.
• The airport terminal is capable of handling five million passengers per annum and it is the fourth busiest airport in Malaysia.
• In 1980, consistent with the advent of Airbus A300B4 operations, it was imperative that the runway pavement strength be upgraded to meet the requirements of that particular aircraft.
• 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".
• The former Chief Minister of Sarawak, Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, wishes to attract more foreign airlines to KIA so as to develop the Sarawak Tourism Industry.
• A taxi coupon ticket can be bought at the Taxi Coupon Counter.
• 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 closest airport to Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Sematan Airport (BSE), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SW of KCH.
• Kuching International Airport handled 4,871,036 passengers last year.
• 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.

Facts about Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH):

• The airport has appeared twice in PrivateFly.com's polls to find the world's best airport approaches, ranking third in 2010 and sixth in 2011.
• In addition to being known as "Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport", another name for SBH is "Aérodrome de St Jean".
• The airport is served by small regional commercial aircraft and charters.
• Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean 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.
• Gustaf III Airport, also known as Saint Barthélemy Airport, sometimes as St.
• The furthest airport from Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (meaning Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,241 miles (19,700 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of SBH.