Nonstop flight route between Monterey, California, United States and Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), Monterey, California, United States and Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR), Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,332 miles (or 13,409 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 Monterey Regional Airport and Sultan Ismail Petra 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 Monterey Regional Airport and Sultan Ismail Petra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Monterey Regional Airport (MRY):

• On October 12, 1997 at about 5:28 pm a Rutan Long-EZ being flown by John Denver crashed into Monterey Bay near Pacific Grove, California.
• On July 24, 1987 a Piper PA-32R-301T was cleared for an Instrument Landing System approach when the 39-year-old pilot decided to conduct a go around procedure.
• Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) has 2 runways.
• The airport is owned by the several municipalities that make up the Monterey Peninsula Airport District.
• The closest airport to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) is Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MRY.
• Because of Monterey Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Monterey Regional 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 Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,400 miles (18,346 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.

Facts about Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR):

• In addition to being known as "Sultan Ismail Petra Airport", other names for KBR include "لاڤڠن تربڠ سلطان اسماعيل ڤيترا" and "Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ismail Petra".
• The closest airport to Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) is Pattani Airport (PAN), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) WNW of KBR.
• The major facilities that are found in this airport include shuttle and car rental representative counters, automated teller machines, currency exchange, gift shops, a KFC restaurant and small eating joints.
• Sultan Ismail Petra Airport is the closest airport to Perhentian Islands.
• Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Sultan Ismail Petra Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Ismail Petra 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.
• Holding point C and apron as seen in the new section of the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport
• Sultan Ismail Petra Airport handled 1,585,238 passengers last year.
• The airport's normal operating hours are between 6:00 a.m.
• The furthest airport from Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) is Chachapoyas Airport (CHH), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (meaning Sultan Ismail Petra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chachapoyas Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,998 kilometers) away in Chachapoyas, Peru.