Nonstop flight route between Sibu, Malaysia and Kalispell, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sibu Airport (SBW), Sibu, Malaysia and Glacier Park International Airport (FCA), Kalispell, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,979 miles (or 12,840 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 Sibu Airport and Glacier Park 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 Sibu Airport and Glacier Park 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: | 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FCA / KGPI |
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| Location: | Kalispell, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°18'38"N by 114°15'21"W |
| Area Served: | Kalispell, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | Flathead Municipal Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2977 feet (907 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FCA |
| More Information: | FCA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sibu Airport (SBW):
- Sibu Airport handled 1,383,887 passengers last year.
- Sibu Airport (SBW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport underwent an expansion project that involved upgrading of the terminal building, car park and the addition of more aerobridges.
- The closest airport to Sibu Airport (SBW) is Mukah Airport (MKM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of SBW.
- On 2 September 1992, a Fokker 50 aircraft landing gear failed, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway and into the bushes.
- That night not only marked the first landing of a turbo-prop commercial aircraft on Sibu ground but subsequently it also commemorated the commencement of operation of the new airport located 23 km east south east Sibu town.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sibu Airport", other names for SBW include "Lapangan Terbang Sibu", "诗巫机场" and "WBGS".
Facts about Glacier Park International Airport (FCA):
- All flights at FCA by Delta Airlines and Delta Connection are jets.
- The closest airport to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) N of FCA.
- The furthest airport from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,533 miles (16,951 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- United Express has summer Canadair CRJ-700 nonstops to Chicago, and nonstop to Denver year round on CRJ-200s and CRJ-700s.
- In addition to being known as "Glacier Park International Airport", another name for FCA is "GPI".
- Glacier Park International Airport handled 355,928 passengers last year.
- Service to Phoenix, Arizona on US Airways ended in 2007.
- Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) has 2 runways.
