Nonstop flight route between Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia and Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marudi Airport (MUR), Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia and Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,643 miles (or 13,910 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 Marudi Airport and Santa Fe Municipal 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 Marudi Airport and Santa Fe Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUR / WBGM |
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| Location: | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°10'39"N by 114°19'18"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 103 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUR |
| More Information: | MUR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAF / KSAF |
| Airport Name: | Santa Fe Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°37'1"N by 106°5'21"W |
| Area Served: | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Fe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6348 feet (1,935 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAF |
| More Information: | SAF Maps & Info |
Facts about Marudi Airport (MUR):
- Because of Marudi Airport's relatively low elevation of 103 feet, planes can take off or land at Marudi 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.
- Marudi Airport (MUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Marudi Airport (MUR) is Miri Airport (MYY), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) WNW of MUR.
- The furthest airport from Marudi Airport (MUR) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Marudi Airport (meaning Marudi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Marudi Airport", another name for MUR is "Lapangan Terbang Marudi".
Facts about Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF):
- In June 2007 the airport was upgraded to Class 1 to allow regional jet flights.
- Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) is Los Alamos Airport (LAM), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) NNW of SAF.
- As of August 2011, the city of Santa Fe was in discussions with Great Lakes Airlines concerning the possible resumption of turboprop passenger service to Denver.
- The furthest airport from Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,167 miles (17,972 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Santa Fe Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,348 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SAF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SAF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- On March 1, 2013, it was announced that Santa Fe Municipal Airport may lose funding for operating its control tower due to federal budget cuts, leading to concerns that the airport may lose its commercial airline service.
- The airport had seen an increase in airline flights in recent years, with 43,329 passenger boardings in calendar year 2011 and 47,847 in 2012.
