Nonstop flight route between Preveza, Greece and Sibu, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Preveza National Airport (PVK), Preveza, Greece and Sibu Airport (SBW), Sibu, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,185 miles (or 9,954 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 Preveza National Airport and Sibu 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 Preveza National Airport and Sibu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PVK / LGPZ |
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Location: | Preveza, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°55'47"N by 20°46'19"E |
Area Served: | Preveza / Lefkada, Greece |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PVK |
More Information: | PVK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBW / |
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Location: | Sibu, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°15'51"N by 111°58'57"E |
Area Served: | Bintangor, Sarikei, Kapit, and Sibu, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 122 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBW |
More Information: | SBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Preveza National Airport (PVK):
- In addition to being known as "Preveza National Airport", another name for PVK is "Lefkada Airport".
- Because of Preveza National Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Preveza National 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.
- Preveza National Airport (PVK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Preveza National Airport (PVK) is Agrinio Airport (AGQ), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SE of PVK.
- The furthest airport from Preveza National Airport (PVK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,484 miles (18,482 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Sibu Airport (SBW):
- The closest airport to Sibu Airport (SBW) is Mukah Airport (MKM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of SBW.
- On that remarkably historical night, the air traffic clearance "Clear to land" was issued from the Sibu Air Traffic Control Tower on the assigned frequency 122.6 MHZ to the first Boeing 737-500 to land on the asphalt surface of the designated runway 13.
- The actual official date of operation of the new airport began 1 June 1994.
- The furthest airport from Sibu Airport (SBW) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is nearly antipodal to Sibu Airport (meaning Sibu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ipiranga Airport), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Sibu Airport (SBW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The first airport in Sibu was built in Teku, during World War II by the Japanese as a basic air strip.
- Sibu Airport handled 1,383,887 passengers last year.
- Because of Sibu Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Sibu 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.
- Runway 13 is equipped with an approach lighting system called Precision Approach Lighting Category 1, whereas runway 31 with Simple Approach Lighting System.
- In addition to being known as "Sibu Airport", other names for SBW include "Lapangan Terbang Sibu", "诗巫机场" and "WBGS".