Nonstop flight route between Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia and Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Langkawi International Airport (LGK), Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia and New Chitose Airport (CTS), Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,584 miles (or 5,768 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 Langkawi International Airport and New Chitose 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 Langkawi International Airport and New Chitose Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Langkawi International Airport (LGK):

• http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=443585
• Langkawi International Airport handled 1,946,440 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Langkawi International Airport (LGK) is Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ESE of LGK.
• The Langkawi International Airport is a tourist attraction because it serves as a venue for the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition or LIMA which is an international aerospace event for aviation industry and aero performances for the public.
• Langkawi International Airport (LGK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Langkawi International Airport", another name for LGK is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Langkawi".
• The furthest airport from Langkawi International Airport (LGK) is Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), which is nearly antipodal to Langkawi International Airport (meaning Langkawi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Chiclayo, Peru.

Facts about New Chitose Airport (CTS):

• The furthest airport from New Chitose Airport (CTS) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is located 11,383 miles (18,319 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
• In addition to being known as "New Chitose Airport", other names for CTS include "Sapporo/New Chitose Airport", "新千歳空港" and "Shin-Chitose Kūkō".
• New Chitose Airport, is an airport located 2.7 NM south southeast of Chitose and Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, Japan, serving the Sapporo metropolitan area.
• New Chitose Airport (CTS) has 4 runways.
• Because of New Chitose Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at New Chitose 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 domestic terminal contains a 188-room hotel, the hotelcom's New Chitose Airport.
• New Chitose previously had long-haul service to Amsterdam, Cairns and Honolulu.
• The closest airport to New Chitose Airport (CTS) is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) NNE of CTS.
• New Chitose opened in 1991 to replace the adjacent Chitose Airport, a joint-use facility which had served passenger flights since 1963.