Nonstop flight route between Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States and Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY), Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States and Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH), Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,218 miles (or 14,835 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 Marthas Vineyard Airport and Sultan Azlan 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 Marthas Vineyard Airport and Sultan Azlan 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: | MVY / KMVY |
Airport Name: | Marthas Vineyard Airport |
Location: | Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°23'35"N by 70°36'51"W |
Area Served: | Dukes County, Massachusetts |
Operator/Owner: | Dukes County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MVY |
More Information: | MVY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IPH / WMKI |
Airport Name: | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport |
Location: | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°34'9"N by 101°5'35"E |
Area Served: | Perak, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 130 feet (40 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IPH |
More Information: | IPH Maps & Info |
Facts about Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY):
- Because of Marthas Vineyard Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Marthas Vineyard 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 airfield was built in 1942 as Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Martha's Vineyard to support training of naval aviators prior to their deployment to aircraft carriers in the Pacific Theater.
- The call sign has entered into general use as an abbreviation for the island of Martha's Vineyard as well, much like ACK for Nantucket.
- The closest airport to Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY) is Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNE of MVY.
- The furthest airport from Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,834 miles (19,045 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY) has 2 runways.
- The new terminal building, constructed in 2001, replaced an older wooden structure that was the original base operations building.
- Martha's Vineyard Airport is a public airport located in the middle of the island of Martha's Vineyard, three miles south of the central business district of Vineyard Haven, in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States.
Facts about Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH):
- The furthest airport from Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) is Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (meaning Sultan Azlan Shah Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Loja, Ecuador.
- Sultan Azlan Shah Airport is an airport that serves Ipoh, a city in the state of Perak in Malaysia.
- In 2013, Tigerair expressed interest in expanding their routes to Sultan Azlan Shah Airport.
- Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sultan Azlan Shah Airport's relatively low elevation of 130 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Azlan 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.
- There was also another plan to make Ipoh as a feeder airport to other regions, as it couldn't compete with other airports such as Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Penang International Airport.
- Sultan Azlan Shah Airport handled 73,354 passengers last year.
- There was an upgrade that was started in April 2011 and was completed in November 2012.
- The closest airport to Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) is Sitiawan Airport (SWY), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SW of IPH.