Nonstop flight route between Makabana, Republic of the Congo and Sandakan, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Makabana Airport (KMK), Makabana, Republic of the Congo and Sandakan Airport (SDK), Sandakan, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,302 miles (or 11,752 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 Makabana Airport and Sandakan 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 Makabana Airport and Sandakan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMK / FCPA |
Airport Name: | Makabana Airport |
Location: | Makabana, Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°28'58"S by 12°37'1"E |
Area Served: | Makabana, Republic of the Congo |
Elevation: | 495 feet (151 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KMK |
More Information: | KMK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDK / WBKS |
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Location: | Sandakan, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°54'6"N by 118°2'54"E |
Area Served: | Sandakan Division, Sabah, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDK |
More Information: | SDK Maps & Info |
Facts about Makabana Airport (KMK):
- Because of Makabana Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at Makabana 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 closest airport to Makabana Airport (KMK) is Mossendjo Airport (MSX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) N of KMK.
- The furthest airport from Makabana Airport (KMK) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,912 miles (19,170 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Sandakan Airport (SDK):
- The closest airport to Sandakan Airport (SDK) is Lahad Datu Airport (LDU), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSE of SDK.
- Sandakan Airport handled 911,855 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Sandakan Airport (SDK) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Sandakan Airport (meaning Sandakan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,779 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Sandakan Airport", other names for SDK include "Lapangan Terbang Sandakan" and "山打根机场".
- Because of Sandakan Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandakan 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.
- Sandakan Airport (SDK) currently has only 1 runway.