Nonstop flight route between Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia and Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Marudi Airport (MUR), Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia and Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,447 miles (or 8,766 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 Ben Gurion 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 Ben Gurion Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Marudi Airport (MUR):

• In addition to being known as "Marudi Airport", another name for MUR is "Lapangan Terbang Marudi".
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Ben Gurion Airport (TLV):

• Although Terminal 1 was closed between 2003 and 2007, the building served as a venue for various events and large-scale exhibitions including the "Bezalel Academy of Arts Centennial Exhibition" which was held there in 2006.
• The main runway is the oldest surviving runway in the airport, with the quiet and short runways having been built in the late 1960s and 1970s.
• The furthest airport from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,672 miles (18,784 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The airport was renamed Ben Gurion International Airport in 1973 to honour Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion.
• The closest airport to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Sde Dov Airport (SDV), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of TLV.
• This terminal, built in 1999, was meant to handle the crowds expected in 2000, but never officially opened.
• Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Ben Gurion Airport", another name for TLV is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה בֵּן גּוּרְיוֹן".
• Ben Gurion airport is considered one of the world's most secure airports, with a security force that includes Israel Police officers, IDF and Israel Border Police soldiers.
• Terminal 3 has a total of 30 gates divided among three concourses, each with 8 jetway-equipped gates and 2 stand gates from which passengers are ferried to the aircraft.
• Because of Ben Gurion Airport's relatively low elevation of 134 feet, planes can take off or land at Ben Gurion 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.