Nonstop flight route between San Luis, Argentina and Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ), San Luis, Argentina and Kuching International Airport (KCH), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,299 miles (or 16,574 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 Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport and Kuching International 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 Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport and Kuching International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ):

• The furthest airport from Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) is Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY), which is nearly antipodal to Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (meaning Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nanyang Jiangying Airport), and is located 12,374 miles (19,913 kilometers) away in Nanyang, Henan, China.
• In addition to being known as "Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport", another name for LUQ is "Aeropuerto de San Luis - Brigadier Mayor César Raúl Ojeda".
• Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) is Villa Dolores Airport (VDR), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) NE of LUQ.

Facts about Kuching International Airport (KCH):

• In 1971, the Malaysian Government engaged a team of Canadian Consultants to make a Master Plan study of Kuching International Airport.
• Because of Kuching International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuching 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 closest airport to Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Sematan Airport (BSE), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SW of KCH.
• Kuching International Airport (KCH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Kuching International Airport handled 4,871,036 passengers last year.
• Work on the strengthening and extension of the runway to 2,454 metres in length started in 1973 and was completed in 1976, capable of handling Boeing 707 turbofan aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is nearly antipodal to Kuching International Airport (meaning Kuching International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ipiranga Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil.
• Kuching International Airport was given a radical makeover, with the terminal completed in 2006 and the runway and taxiway extension fully completed in 2008.
• In addition to being known as "Kuching International Airport", another name for KCH is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching 古晋国际机场".
• The Sarawak Government is working closely with Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia to rationalise long-haul flights.