Nonstop flight route between Yangon, Myanmar and Sibu, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yangon International Airport (RGN), Yangon, Myanmar and Sibu Airport (SBW), Sibu, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,477 miles (or 2,378 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 relatively short distance between Yangon International Airport and Sibu Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RGN / VYYY |
| Airport Name: | Yangon International Airport |
| Location: | Yangon, Myanmar |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°54'25"N by 96°7'59"E |
| Area Served: | Yangon |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Republic of Union of Myanmar |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 109 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RGN |
| More Information: | RGN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBW / |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Yangon International Airport (RGN):
- Yangon International Airport handled 3,100,000 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Yangon International Airport (RGN) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,882 miles (19,123 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- A modernization programme launched in April 2003 has so far resulted in a new terminal and an extended 11,200-foot runway.
- The New Terminal Under Construction
- The closest airport to Yangon International Airport (RGN) is Pathein Airport (BSX), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) W of RGN.
- Because of Yangon International Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Yangon 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.
- Yangon International Airport (RGN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sibu Airport (SBW):
- Sibu Airport (SBW) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The actual official date of operation of the new airport began 1 June 1994.
- 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.
- Sibu New Airport was built with a single runway designated as runway 13/31.
- Sibu Airport handled 1,383,887 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Sibu Airport (SBW) is Mukah Airport (MKM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of SBW.
- In addition to being known as "Sibu Airport", other names for SBW include "Lapangan Terbang Sibu", "诗巫机场" and "WBGS".
- Sibu Airport is an airport located 23 km east south east of Sibu, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia.
- On 2 September 1992, a Fokker 50 aircraft landing gear failed, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway and into the bushes.
