Nonstop flight route between Sibu, Malaysia and Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from SBW to FIZ:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- SBW Airport Information
- FIZ Airport Information
- Facts about SBW
- Facts about FIZ
- Map of Nearest Airports to SBW
- List of Nearest Airports to SBW
- Map of Furthest Airports from SBW
- List of Furthest Airports from SBW
- Map of Nearest Airports to FIZ
- List of Nearest Airports to FIZ
- Map of Furthest Airports from FIZ
- List of Furthest Airports from FIZ
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sibu Airport (SBW), Sibu, Malaysia and Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ), Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,688 miles (or 2,716 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 Sibu Airport and Fitzroy Crossing Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBW / |
Airport Names: |
|
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: | FIZ / YFTZ |
Airport Name: | Fitzroy Crossing Airport |
Location: | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°10'54"S by 125°33'30"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Derby/West Kimberley |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 368 feet (112 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIZ |
More Information: | FIZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sibu Airport (SBW):
- 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 airport underwent an expansion project that involved upgrading of the terminal building, car park and the addition of more aerobridges.
- The old airport has been demolished to make way for Laila Taib College and Tun Zaidi Stadium.
- The closest airport to Sibu Airport (SBW) is Mukah Airport (MKM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of SBW.
- On 15 August 1990, a Lockheed C-130H Hercules belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force skidded off the runway and the aircraft had been written off.
- Sibu Airport (SBW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sibu Airport handled 1,383,887 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Sibu Airport", other names for SBW include "Lapangan Terbang Sibu", "诗巫机场" and "WBGS".
- 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.
Facts about Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ):
- The closest airport to Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) is Derby Airport (DRB), which is located 137 miles (220 kilometers) WNW of FIZ.
- The furthest airport from Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) is Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), which is located 11,951 miles (19,233 kilometers) away in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
- Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Fitzroy Crossing Airport's relatively low elevation of 368 feet, planes can take off or land at Fitzroy Crossing 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.