Nonstop flight route between Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia and Lancaster, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lahad Datu Airport (LDU), Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia and General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF), Lancaster, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,853 miles (or 12,639 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 Lahad Datu Airport and General Wm. J. Fox Airfield, 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 Lahad Datu Airport and General Wm. J. Fox Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDU / WBKD | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°1'59"N by 118°19'15"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LDU | 
| More Information: | LDU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WJF / KWJF | 
| Airport Name: | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield | 
| Location: | Lancaster, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°44'27"N by 118°13'6"W | 
| Area Served: | Lancaster, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | County of Los Angeles | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2351 feet (717 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WJF | 
| More Information: | WJF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lahad Datu Airport (LDU):
- The closest airport to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) is Semporna Airport (SMM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SSE of LDU.
- In addition to being known as "Lahad Datu Airport", another name for LDU is "Lapangan Terbang Lahad Datu 拿笃机场".
- The furthest airport from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Lahad Datu Airport (meaning Lahad Datu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,319 miles (19,826 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Lahad Datu Airport handled 99,983 passengers last year.
- Because of Lahad Datu Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Lahad Datu 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.
- Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF):
- The closest airport to General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) is Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SE of WJF.
- On August 13, 2009, a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter made a hard landing at the airfield during a training exercise.
- The furthest airport from General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,432 miles (18,399 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) currently has only 1 runway.




