Nonstop flight route between Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia and Leribe, Lesotho:
Departure Airport:
(5°13'36"N by 96°57'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°51'20"S by 28°3'10"E)
Distance from LSW to LRB:
5,135.85 miles (8,265.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW), Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia and Leribe Airport (LRB), Leribe, Lesotho would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,136 miles (or 8,265 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 Malikus Saleh Airport and Leribe 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 Malikus Saleh Airport and Leribe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSW / WITM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°13'36"N by 96°57'1"E |
| Area Served: | Lhokseumawe - Medan |
| Operator/Owner: | Lhokseumawe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 90 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LSW |
| More Information: | LSW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRB / FXLR |
| Airport Name: | Leribe Airport |
| Location: | Leribe, Lesotho |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°51'20"S by 28°3'10"E |
| Area Served: | Leribe/Hlotse |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5350 feet (1,631 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LRB |
| More Information: | LRB Maps & Info |
Facts about Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW):
- In addition to being known as "Malikus Saleh Airport", another name for LSW is "Bandar Udara Malikussaleh".
- PT Arun NGL initially using aircraft owned by Pelita Air Service to daily flights Lhokseumawe - Medan route.
- The closest airport to Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) is Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ), which is located 107 miles (173 kilometers) W of LSW.
- Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Malikus Saleh Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Malikus Saleh 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 Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) is Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), which is nearly antipodal to Malikus Saleh Airport (meaning Malikus Saleh Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport), and is located 12,305 miles (19,803 kilometers) away in Talara, Peru.
Facts about Leribe Airport (LRB):
- The closest airport to Leribe Airport (LRB) is Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) SW of LRB.
- The furthest airport from Leribe Airport (LRB) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,824 miles (19,030 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- Leribe Airport (LRB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Leribe Airport's high elevation of 5,350 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LRB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LRB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 107.23 miles (172.56 km) W | Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) | Banda Aceh, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 165.39 miles (266.17 km) SE | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 171.89 miles (276.64 km) SE | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 206.02 miles (331.56 km) ENE | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 220.37 miles (354.65 km) NNE | Phuket International Airport (HKT) | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 6 | 228.91 miles (368.40 km) E | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 237.28 miles (381.87 km) E | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 237.28 miles (381.87 km) E | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 9 | 241.62 miles (388.84 km) NE | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 10 | 242.74 miles (390.66 km) NE | Krabi International Airport (KBV) | Krabi, Thailand | |
| 11 | 246.47 miles (396.65 km) ENE | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 264.26 miles (425.29 km) ENE | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 13 | 267.37 miles (430.30 km) ESE | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 285.34 miles (459.21 km) S | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 288.79 miles (464.76 km) E | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,305.26 miles (19,803.35 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,269.38 miles (19,745.60 km) W | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,219.60 miles (19,665.49 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,214.87 miles (19,657.87 km) WSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 12,191.63 miles (19,620.47 km) WSW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,190.57 miles (19,618.77 km) WSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,184.27 miles (19,608.63 km) SW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,169.62 miles (19,585.06 km) WSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,132.47 miles (19,525.27 km) SW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,113.43 miles (19,494.63 km) WSW | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,102.07 miles (19,476.35 km) SW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,098.81 miles (19,471.11 km) SSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,097.34 miles (19,468.73 km) SSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,096.81 miles (19,467.89 km) WSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,073.44 miles (19,430.27 km) W | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.65 miles (83.13 km) SW | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 2 | 64.83 miles (104.33 km) SSE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 3 | 67.90 miles (109.28 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 4 | 68.27 miles (109.87 km) ESE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 5 | 80.21 miles (129.09 km) SSE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 81.50 miles (131.17 km) SW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 7 | 104.79 miles (168.64 km) E | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 106.99 miles (172.18 km) W | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 9 | 151.59 miles (243.96 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 163.50 miles (263.12 km) N | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 11 | 180.65 miles (290.72 km) N | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 12 | 188.06 miles (302.65 km) N | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 13 | 189.60 miles (305.13 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 14 | 191.57 miles (308.31 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 194.94 miles (313.72 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,824.43 miles (19,029.52 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,822.20 miles (19,025.93 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,819.54 miles (19,021.66 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,816.44 miles (19,016.68 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,814.76 miles (19,013.96 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,801.07 miles (18,991.93 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,800.40 miles (18,990.86 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,797.19 miles (18,985.69 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,795.99 miles (18,983.76 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,795.99 miles (18,983.76 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,794.50 miles (18,981.36 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,789.92 miles (18,974.00 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,781.92 miles (18,961.12 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,781.85 miles (18,961.00 km) NE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,776.19 miles (18,951.89 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |