Nonstop flight route between Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States and Johor, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR), Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States and Mersing Airport (MEP), Johor, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,022 miles (or 16,128 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 Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) and Mersing 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 Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) and Mersing Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LOR / KLOR |
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Location: | Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°21'20"N by 85°45'3"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 294 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from LOR |
More Information: | LOR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEP / WMAU |
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Location: | Johor, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°22'59"N by 103°51'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | University Technology Malaysia |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEP |
More Information: | MEP Maps & Info |
Facts about Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR):
- Because of Lowe Army Heliport (AHP)'s relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) 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.
- Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,213 miles (18,045 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Lowe Army Heliport (AHP)", other names for LOR include "Lowe Army Heliport" and "Fort Rucker".
- The closest airport to Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) is Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) E of LOR.
Facts about Mersing Airport (MEP):
- The closest airport to Mersing Airport (MEP) is Tioman Airport (TOD), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of MEP.
- In addition to being known as "Mersing Airport", another name for MEP is "Lapangan Terbang Mersing".
- Because of Mersing Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Mersing 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.
- Mersing Airport (MEP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mersing Airport (MEP) is Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), which is nearly antipodal to Mersing Airport (meaning Mersing Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,795 kilometers) away in Macas, Ecuador.