Nonstop flight route between Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia and La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia and La Plata Airport (LPG), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,854 miles (or 15,858 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 La Plata 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 La Plata Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL):

• The ground breaking ceremony for Kuala Lumpur International Airport took place on 1 June 1993 when the government decided that the existing Kuala Lumpur airport, then known as Subang International Airport could not handle future demand.
• 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.
• 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.
• Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) has 3 runways.
• The Passenger Terminal Complex was built with an emphasis on allowing natural light into the building.
• The airport has the capacity to handle 70 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo a year.
• Under Malaysia Airports Berhad retail optimisation plan, the retail space in satellite terminal A will be further optimised to increase its revenue derived from commercial space rental and a percentage of sale receipts to 50% by year 2010 which currently stands at 35%.
• In addition to being known as "Kuala Lumpur International Airport", another name for KUL is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur".
• Gateway@klia2 hosts a 8-storey car park that directly adjoins klia2.
• 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 La Plata Airport (LPG):

• The closest airport to La Plata Airport (LPG) is Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) N of LPG.
• The furthest airport from La Plata Airport (LPG) is Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO), which is nearly antipodal to La Plata Airport (meaning La Plata Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Qingdao Liuting International Airport), and is located 12,305 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Qingdao, Shandong, China.
• La Plata Airport (LPG) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "La Plata Airport", another name for LPG is "Aeropuerto de La Plata".
• Because of La Plata Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at La Plata 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.