Nonstop flight route between Sandakan, Malaysia and Magdeburg, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sandakan Airport (SDK), Sandakan, Malaysia and Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO), Magdeburg, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,595 miles (or 10,613 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 Sandakan Airport and Magdeburg–Cochstedt 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 Sandakan Airport and Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sandakan Airport (SDK):

• In addition to being known as "Sandakan Airport", other names for SDK include "Lapangan Terbang Sandakan" and "山打根机场".
• Sandakan Airport handled 911,855 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Sandakan Airport (SDK) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Sandakan Airport (meaning Sandakan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,779 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Sandakan Airport (SDK) is Lahad Datu Airport (LDU), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSE of SDK.
• Sandakan Airport (SDK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Sandakan Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandakan 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 Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO):

• In June 2000, an instrument landing system Category I and a high-performance approach lights were put into operation allowing the operation under instrument flying rules.
• In addition to being known as "Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport", another name for CSO is "Flughafen Magdeburg-Cochstedt".
• The furthest airport from Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,772 miles (18,946 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Ryanair operated summer seasonal flights out of Magdeburg-Cochstedt from 2011 to 2013, the last remaining destinations served being Girona and Palma de Mallorca.
• Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of CSO.
• Because of Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport's relatively low elevation of 596 feet, planes can take off or land at Magdeburg–Cochstedt 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.