Nonstop flight route between Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia and Portoviejo, Ecuador:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia and Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO), Portoviejo, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,246 miles (or 19,708 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 Reales Tamarindos 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 Reales Tamarindos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between KUL and PVO makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Reales Tamarindos Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between KUL and PVO are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia and Portoviejo, Ecuador by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between KUL and PVO!

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Facts about Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL):

• klia2 is the low-cost carrier terminal at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia.
• 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.
• KL City Air Terminal, sometimes known as Kuala Lumpur City Air Terminal or KL CAT located at KL Sentral is a virtual extension of KL International Airport where city check-in services are provided.
• The airport is operated by Malaysia Airports Sepang Sdn Bhd and is the major hub of Malaysia Airlines, MASkargo, AirAsia, AirAsia X, Malindo Air and Department of Civil Aviation.
• Within the terminal, wireless internet is provided free of charge.
• Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• The initial passenger growth was below average due to Asian Financial Crisis and the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic in 2003 and the airport failed to reach its target capacity of 25 million passengers per annum by 2004.
• The airport's site spans 100 square kilometres 2, of former agricultural land and is one of the world's largest airport sites.
• The KLIA Main Terminal Building is located in between the two runways.

Facts about Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO):

• The closest airport to Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) is Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WNW of PVO.
• Because of Reales Tamarindos Airport's relatively low elevation of 130 feet, planes can take off or land at Reales Tamarindos 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 furthest airport from Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) is Aek Godang Airport (AEG), which is nearly antipodal to Reales Tamarindos Airport (meaning Reales Tamarindos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aek Godang Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,974 kilometers) away in Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia.
• In addition to being known as "Reales Tamarindos Airport", another name for PVO is "Aeropuerto Reales Tamarindos".