Nonstop flight route between Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe and Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,893 miles (or 17,531 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 Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport and Kota Kinabalu 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 Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport and Kota Kinabalu 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: | PTP / TFFR |
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| Location: | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°15'51"N by 61°31'32"W |
| Area Served: | Pointe-à-Pitre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI de Pointe à Pitre |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PTP |
| More Information: | PTP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKI / WBKK |
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| Location: | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°56'40"N by 116°3'30"E |
| Area Served: | Kota Kinabalu |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKI |
| More Information: | BKI Maps & Info |
Facts about Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP):
- The airport resides at an elevation of 35 ft above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) is Les Saintes Airport (LSS), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of PTP.
- In addition to being known as "Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport", other names for PTP include "Aérodrome de Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet" and "Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes".
- The furthest airport from Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (meaning Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,163 miles (19,574 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The former Air Guadeloupe had its head office on the airport property.
- Because of Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet 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 Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI):
- In addition to being known as "Kota Kinabalu International Airport", another name for BKI is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kota Kinabalu".
- The Departure Hall column head design is inspired by the 'Wakid' basket design.
- Terminal 1's new wing was completed and opened for commercial use on 19 August 2008 while the other wing was closed for renovation and is expected to complete by May 2010.
- In 1969 a British consultancy firm was appointed to formulate a Master Plan for a phased and organised development of KKIA from 1970 until 2000 and years beyond.
- The furthest airport from Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is Lábrea Airport (LBR), which is nearly antipodal to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (meaning Kota Kinabalu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lábrea Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,843 kilometers) away in Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Because of Kota Kinabalu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kota Kinabalu 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.
- Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) S of BKI.
- The airport first began as a military airfield built by the Japanese occupying forces during World-War II.
- Kota Kinabalu International Airport handled 6,929,692 passengers last year.
- In mid-2005, the Malaysian government approved a project for major renovation and extension of KKIA worth RM1.4 billion.
