Nonstop flight route between Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia and Kalskag, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia and Kalskag Airport (KLG), Kalskag, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,313 miles (or 10,160 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 Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Kalskag 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 Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Kalskag Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUL / WMKK |
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Location: | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°44'35"N by 101°41'53"E |
Area Served: | Greater Klang Valley |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUL |
More Information: | KUL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLG / PALG |
Airport Name: | Kalskag Airport |
Location: | Kalskag, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°32'11"N by 160°20'29"W |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KLG |
More Information: | KLG Maps & Info |
Facts about Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL):
- The contact pier is the rectangular-shaped terminal that is connected to the KLIA Main Terminal Building.
- The airport suffered greatly reduced traffic with the general reduction in economic activity brought about by the East Asian financial crisis, SARS, bird flu epidemic, the global financial crisis and the swine flu pandemic.
- In addition to being known as "Kuala Lumpur International Airport", another name for KUL is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur".
- The closest airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) is KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) N of KUL.
- Because of Kuala Lumpur International Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuala Lumpur 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.
- Kuala Lumpur International Airport was officially inaugurated by the 10th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, on 27 June 1998 at 20:30 MST, a week ahead of Hong Kong International Airport and in time for the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
- Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) has 3 runways.
- klia2 is the low-cost carrier terminal at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia.
- The terminal has a built-up area of 257,000 sqm with 60 departure gates, 8 remote stands, 80 aerobridges, plus a retail space of 35,000 sqm to accommodate a total of 220 retail outlets.
- The furthest airport from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) is Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), which is nearly antipodal to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (meaning Kuala Lumpur International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Macas, Ecuador.
Facts about Kalskag Airport (KLG):
- Kalskag Airport (KLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kalskag Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalskag 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 Kalskag Airport (KLG) is Aniak Airport (ANI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) E of KLG.
- The furthest airport from Kalskag Airport (KLG) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,532 miles (16,949 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.