Nonstop flight route between Sibu, Malaysia and Tokyo, Honshū, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sibu Airport (SBW), Sibu, Malaysia and Tokyo International Airport (HND), Tokyo, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,908 miles (or 4,680 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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: | HND / RJTT |
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Location: | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°33'11"N by 139°46'51"E |
Operator/Owner: | Tokyo Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield); Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (terminals) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from HND |
More Information: | HND Maps & Info |
Facts about Sibu Airport (SBW):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sibu Airport", other names for SBW include "Lapangan Terbang Sibu", "诗巫机场" and "WBGS".
- Sibu Airport handled 1,383,887 passengers last year.
- The airport underwent an expansion project that involved upgrading of the terminal building, car park and the addition of more aerobridges.
- 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.
- The brand new check-in counters of the airport were opened on 19 December 2011.
- The closest airport to Sibu Airport (SBW) is Mukah Airport (MKM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of SBW.
Facts about Tokyo International Airport (HND):
- In addition to being known as "Tokyo International Airport", other names for HND include "東京国際空港" and "Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō".
- While most international flights moved from Haneda to Narita in 1978, airlines based in the Republic of China continued to use Haneda Airport for many years due to the ongoing political conflict between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China.
- Tokyo International Airport, commonly known as Haneda Airport or Tokyo Haneda Airport, is one of the two primary airports that serve the Greater Tokyo Area, and is the primary base of Japan's two major domestic airlines, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways, as well as low-cost carriers Air Do, Skymark Airlines, Skynet Asia Airways, and StarFlyer.
- The closest airport to Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Narita International Airport (NRT), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of HND.
- The furthest airport from Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Daytime international slots were allocated in October 2013.
- Tokyo International Airport (HND) has 4 runways.
- 30,000 annual international slots became available upon the opening of the international terminal in October 2010, and were allocated to government authorities in several countries for further allocation to airlines.
- Before the construction of Haneda Airport, aviators in Tokyo used various beaches of Tokyo Bay as airstrips, including beaches near the current site of Haneda.
- Japan's flag carrier Japan Airlines began its first domestic operations from Haneda in 1951.
- Because of Tokyo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Tokyo 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.