Nonstop flight route between Sibu, Malaysia and Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sibu Airport (SBW), Sibu, Malaysia and Charlevoix Airport (YML), Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,989 miles (or 14,467 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 Charlevoix 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 Charlevoix Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sibu Airport (SBW):

• In addition to being known as "Sibu Airport", other names for SBW include "Lapangan Terbang Sibu", "诗巫机场" and "WBGS".
• The first airport in Sibu was built in Teku, during World War II by the Japanese as a basic air strip.
• 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.
• 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 closest airport to Sibu Airport (SBW) is Mukah Airport (MKM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of SBW.
• 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 actual official date of operation of the new airport began 1 June 1994.
• Sibu Airport (SBW) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Charlevoix Airport (YML):

• Charlevoix Airport (YML) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Charlevoix Airport (YML) is Rivière-du-Loup Airport (YRI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) ENE of YML.
• The furthest airport from Charlevoix Airport (YML) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,469 miles (18,458 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Charlevoix Airport's relatively low elevation of 977 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlevoix 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.