Nonstop flight route between Marion, Illinois, United States and Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA), Marion, Illinois, United States and Kuching International Airport (KCH), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,393 miles (or 15,117 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 Williamson County Regional Airport and Kuching International 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 Williamson County Regional Airport and Kuching International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MWA / KMWA |
Airport Name: | Williamson County Regional Airport |
Location: | Marion, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°45'18"N by 89°0'39"W |
Area Served: | Marion, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | Williamson County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 472 feet (144 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MWA |
More Information: | MWA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCH / WBGG |
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Location: | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°29'4"N by 110°20'16"E |
Area Served: | Kuching Division & Samarahan Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KCH |
More Information: | KCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA):
- The furthest airport from Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,065 miles (17,807 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Williamson County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 472 feet, planes can take off or land at Williamson County 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 airport covers 1,300 acres at an elevation of 472 feet.
- It has one FBO, Aeroflite, located at the base of the control tower on the general aviation ramp.
- The closest airport to Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) is Southern Illinois Airport (MDH), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) W of MWA.
- Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) has 2 runways.
Facts about Kuching International Airport (KCH):
- Kuching International Airport (KCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kuching International Airport handled 4,871,036 passengers last year.
- In 1962, the runway was extended once more to a length of 1921 meters to facilitate DeHavilland Comet-4 turbojet aircraft operations.
- The closest airport to Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Sematan Airport (BSE), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SW of KCH.
- The airport was built by the British Government of Sarawak in the 1940s on the outskirts of Kuching town.
- Kuching International Airport was given a radical makeover, with the terminal completed in 2006 and the runway and taxiway extension fully completed in 2008.
- The furthest airport from Kuching International Airport (KCH) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is nearly antipodal to Kuching International Airport (meaning Kuching International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ipiranga Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil.
- AirAsia may introduce daily flights from Kuching to Bangkok, Jakarta, Macau and Clark.
- In addition to being known as "Kuching International Airport", another name for KCH is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching 古晋国际机场".
- Because of Kuching International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuching 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.