Nonstop flight route between Marietta, Georgia, United States and Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States and Langkawi International Airport (LGK), Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,642 miles (or 15,517 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 Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Langkawi 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 Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Langkawi 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 Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE):

• The Wing's primary mission is training C-130H aircrews for the United States Air Force's active duty, guard and reserve components.
• After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, work on this new airfield accelerated rapidly.
• In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
• The furthest airport from Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,314 miles (18,208 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1940, the CAA offered to build a modern paved airport in Cobb County if the local governments provided the land.
• Marietta Army Airfield remained open after the war and became the home of Georgia Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units.
• The closest airport to Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Fulton County Airport (FTY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of MGE.
• In 1948, part of the land and barracks at the original Naval Air Station Atlanta in nearby Chamblee were given to the state for the purpose of creating an engineering technology school that could rapidly train returning soldiers for civilian work in various technical fields.
• Over the years, a wide variety of Air Force aircraft have been stationed at Dobbins AFB with the Air Guard and Reserves including the P-51, F-84, F-86, C-97, C-123, C-124, F-100, F-105, F-4, C-7, C-130, and the F-15.
• Dobbins Air Reserve Base or Dobbins ARB is a United States air reserve base located in Marietta, Georgia a suburb about 20 miles northwest of Atlanta.

Facts about Langkawi International Airport (LGK):

• Langkawi International Airport, is an airport situated on the duty-free island of Langkawi in the state of Kedah in Malaysia.
• In addition to being known as "Langkawi International Airport", another name for LGK is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Langkawi".
• Langkawi International Airport handled 1,946,440 passengers last year.
• 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.
• In 2009, the airport handled 1,539,271 passengers and 39,815 aircraft movements.
• Langkawi International Airport (LGK) currently has only 1 runway.
• An accident occurred on 2 December 2007, during the LIMA 2007 air show which caused three paratroopers to plunge into the sea and then drown.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Langkawi International Airport (LGK) is Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ESE of LGK.