Nonstop flight route between Sibu, Malaysia and Perry, Iowa, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sibu Airport (SBW), Sibu, Malaysia and Perry Municipal Airport (PRO), Perry, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,978 miles (or 14,449 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 Perry Municipal 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 Perry Municipal 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 / |
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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRO / KPRO |
Airport Name: | Perry Municipal Airport |
Location: | Perry, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°49'41"N by 94°9'34"W |
Area Served: | Perry, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Perry |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1013 feet (309 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PRO |
More Information: | PRO 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 upgraded terminal started its operation on 31 July 2012.
- Sibu Airport (SBW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sibu Airport (SBW) is Mukah Airport (MKM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of SBW.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sibu Airport", other names for SBW include "Lapangan Terbang Sibu", "诗巫机场" and "WBGS".
- The airport underwent an expansion project that involved upgrading of the terminal building, car park and the addition of more aerobridges.
Facts about Perry Municipal Airport (PRO):
- The closest airport to Perry Municipal Airport (PRO) is Boone Municipal Airport (BNW), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) NE of PRO.
- Perry Municipal Airport (PRO) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Perry Municipal Airport (PRO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,760 miles (17,317 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.