Nonstop flight route between Batu Berendam, Malaysia and Ballalae, Solomon Islands:
Departure Airport:
(2°15'47"N by 102°15'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°59'32"S by 155°53'17"E)
Distance from MKZ to BAS:
3,753.24 miles (6,040.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melaka International Airport (MKZ), Batu Berendam, Malaysia and Balalae Airport (BAS), Ballalae, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,753 miles (or 6,040 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 Melaka International Airport and Balalae 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 Melaka International Airport and Balalae Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKZ / WMKM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Batu Berendam, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°15'47"N by 102°15'8"E |
| Area Served: | Malacca & Northern Johor, Peninsular Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKZ |
| More Information: | MKZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAS / AGGE |
| Airport Name: | Balalae Airport |
| Location: | Ballalae, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°59'32"S by 155°53'17"E |
| Area Served: | Among other centres, Nila rural training centre -Shortland Island |
| Operator/Owner: | local community of shortland islands western province |
| Airport Type: | Grass airstrip suits STOL Twin Otter aircraft has |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAS |
| More Information: | BAS Maps & Info |
Facts about Melaka International Airport (MKZ):
- In March 2009, Mohd Ali Rustam announced that the runway extension will be completed by October 2009 after a loan of RM65 million was approved by the Federal Government.
- Because of Melaka International Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Melaka 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 Melaka International Airport (MKZ) is Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) NW of MKZ.
- In addition to being known as "Melaka International Airport", another name for MKZ is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka".
- Melaka International Airport handled 34,355 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Melaka International Airport (MKZ) is Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), which is nearly antipodal to Melaka International Airport (meaning Melaka International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Macas, Ecuador.
- The airport and particularly its control tower bears historical significance as it was the same tower which guided the plane of Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, to land from London on 20 February 1956.
- Melaka International Airport (MKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Balalae Airport (BAS):
- The furthest airport from Balalae Airport (BAS) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,891 miles (19,137 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Balalae Airport (BAS) is Mono Airport (MNY), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SW of BAS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.65 miles (81.52 km) NW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 71.76 miles (115.49 km) NNW | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 72.38 miles (116.49 km) SW | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 77.21 miles (124.25 km) NW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 5 | 106.93 miles (172.09 km) ESE | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 111.25 miles (179.04 km) E | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 117.36 miles (188.87 km) ESE | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 8 | 123.27 miles (198.39 km) NNE | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 125.94 miles (202.68 km) ESE | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 10 | 130.32 miles (209.73 km) ESE | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 11 | 135.23 miles (217.64 km) ESE | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 12 | 136.46 miles (219.61 km) SSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 137.16 miles (220.73 km) ENE | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 151.12 miles (243.21 km) ESE | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 172.35 miles (277.37 km) NW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,410.90 miles (19,973.36 km) E | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 12,380.09 miles (19,923.78 km) SSE | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,344.41 miles (19,866.35 km) SE | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,341.08 miles (19,860.99 km) ESE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 12,325.55 miles (19,836.00 km) SSE | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,301.77 miles (19,797.72 km) SSW | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 12,289.14 miles (19,777.40 km) E | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,282.38 miles (19,766.53 km) SSE | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,272.81 miles (19,751.12 km) SE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,263.11 miles (19,735.51 km) SSW | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,262.88 miles (19,735.15 km) ESE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 12,234.41 miles (19,689.32 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,230.57 miles (19,683.15 km) ESE | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,227.03 miles (19,677.45 km) SSW | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,226.46 miles (19,676.54 km) SE | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.70 miles (59.07 km) SW | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 39.86 miles (64.15 km) ENE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 48.95 miles (78.77 km) NNW | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 101.53 miles (163.40 km) SE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 118.80 miles (191.18 km) ESE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 131.82 miles (212.14 km) SE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 136.91 miles (220.34 km) NW | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 206.65 miles (332.58 km) NNW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 253.70 miles (408.28 km) SW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 264.16 miles (425.12 km) ESE | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 270.13 miles (434.73 km) ESE | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 297.68 miles (479.06 km) WNW | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 302.94 miles (487.54 km) NW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 314.80 miles (506.62 km) WNW | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 329.53 miles (530.32 km) SW | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,891.05 miles (19,136.74 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,887.17 miles (19,130.50 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,880.20 miles (19,119.28 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,869.52 miles (19,102.09 km) N | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,811.07 miles (19,008.03 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 6 | 11,799.56 miles (18,989.50 km) N | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,798.98 miles (18,988.56 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 8 | 11,779.74 miles (18,957.60 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 9 | 11,773.73 miles (18,947.93 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,768.35 miles (18,939.27 km) WNW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 11 | 11,766.51 miles (18,936.32 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 12 | 11,758.57 miles (18,923.54 km) N | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,753.89 miles (18,916.01 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,738.20 miles (18,890.76 km) NW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 15 | 11,728.23 miles (18,874.71 km) N | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |