Nonstop flight route between Massawa, Eritrea and Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(15°40'59"N by 39°22'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(3°7'51"N by 101°32'53"E)
Distance from MSW to SZB:
4,310.89 miles (6,937.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Massawa International Airport (MSW), Massawa, Eritrea and Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB), Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,311 miles (or 6,938 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 Massawa International Airport and Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah 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 Massawa International Airport and Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSW / HHMS |
| Airport Name: | Massawa International Airport |
| Location: | Massawa, Eritrea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°40'59"N by 39°22'5"E |
| Area Served: | Massawa |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 206 feet (63 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSW |
| More Information: | MSW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZB / WMSA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°7'51"N by 101°32'53"E |
| Area Served: | Klang Valley, West Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SZB |
| More Information: | SZB Maps & Info |
Facts about Massawa International Airport (MSW):
- The furthest airport from Massawa International Airport (MSW) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Massawa International Airport (meaning Massawa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,417 miles (19,984 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
- Because of Massawa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 206 feet, planes can take off or land at Massawa 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.
- Massawa International Airport (MSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Massawa International Airport (MSW) is Asmara International Airport (ASM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SW of MSW.
- The Massawa International Airport is a large establishment.
Facts about Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB):
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport", another name for SZB is "Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا سلطان عبدالعزيز شه".
- Because of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah 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.
- On 4 December 2007, Subang SkyPark Sdn Bhd announce a RM 300 million plan to transform the Terminal 3 building into an ultra-modern general and corporate aviation hub.
- The main headquarters of Malaysia Airlines is in Subang, consisting of administrative departments & its maintenance, repair and overhaul subsidiary, MAS Aerospace.
- The closest airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) is KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) E of SZB.
- The furthest airport from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) is Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (meaning Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mariscal Lamar International Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Cuenca, Ecuador.
- Skypark Commercial Nexus is a mixed development commercial project sited on a 5.13 hectare plot adjoined to the main terminal.
- The airport underwent renovation works at Terminal 3 from February 2008 and was finished in October 2009.
- On 8 August 2008, VistaJet Holding SA started operations from the airport.
- Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport handled 1,859,020 passengers last year.
- This is the easiest way to get in and out of the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.73 miles (65.55 km) SW | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea |     |
| 2 | 113.92 miles (183.34 km) SSW | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 153.52 miles (247.06 km) S | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 203.36 miles (327.28 km) W | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 5 | 209.73 miles (337.53 km) SW | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 238.41 miles (383.69 km) WSW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 7 | 249.00 miles (400.72 km) ESE | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 8 | 254.11 miles (408.95 km) SSW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 257.54 miles (414.47 km) S | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 277.83 miles (447.12 km) SSW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 280.06 miles (450.72 km) NE | Abha Regional Airport (AHB) | Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia | |
| 12 | 284.00 miles (457.05 km) SE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 294.78 miles (474.39 km) NNW | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 14 | 318.72 miles (512.93 km) S | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 323.21 miles (520.15 km) E | El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) | Sana'a, Yemen | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,417.40 miles (19,983.82 km) ESE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,311.63 miles (19,813.60 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,270.27 miles (19,747.04 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,226.67 miles (19,676.87 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,159.41 miles (19,568.62 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,137.43 miles (19,533.25 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,101.86 miles (19,476.01 km) E | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,093.67 miles (19,462.82 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,063.86 miles (19,414.86 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,060.01 miles (19,408.66 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,052.00 miles (19,395.77 km) E | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,051.62 miles (19,395.15 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,036.90 miles (19,371.46 km) E | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 12,013.83 miles (19,334.34 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,895.41 miles (19,143.76 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.52 miles (15.32 km) E | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 28.72 miles (46.22 km) SSE | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 3 | 77.21 miles (124.25 km) SE | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 95.15 miles (153.13 km) NW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 104.19 miles (167.68 km) NNW | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 105.45 miles (169.71 km) S | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 122.78 miles (197.60 km) ENE | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 167.67 miles (269.84 km) ESE | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 171.24 miles (275.58 km) NE | Kerteh Airport (KTE) | Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 173.42 miles (279.09 km) NNW | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 179.08 miles (288.20 km) SE | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 179.95 miles (289.60 km) NNW | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 179.95 miles (289.60 km) NNW | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 14 | 181.51 miles (292.11 km) E | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 184.64 miles (297.14 km) S | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,396.44 miles (19,950.09 km) ESE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 12,374.94 miles (19,915.49 km) SSW | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,349.65 miles (19,874.79 km) SE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,329.47 miles (19,842.31 km) ESE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 12,321.30 miles (19,829.16 km) SSW | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,317.26 miles (19,822.66 km) SE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 12,303.93 miles (19,801.20 km) S | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,302.78 miles (19,799.36 km) SE | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,300.58 miles (19,795.82 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,282.71 miles (19,767.05 km) S | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,250.38 miles (19,715.02 km) ESE | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 12,236.05 miles (19,691.97 km) SE | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,230.20 miles (19,682.55 km) SE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,228.19 miles (19,679.31 km) S | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 12,226.49 miles (19,676.59 km) SSW | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |