Nonstop flight route between Sandakan, Malaysia and El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sandakan Airport (SDK), Sandakan, Malaysia and El Debba Airport (EDB), El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,902 miles (or 9,498 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 El Debba 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 El Debba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDK / WBKS |
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Location: | Sandakan, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°54'6"N by 118°2'54"E |
Area Served: | Sandakan Division, Sabah, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDK |
More Information: | SDK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDB / HSDB |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°1'29"N by 30°57'29"E |
Area Served: | Al Dabbah |
Elevation: | 830 feet (253 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from EDB |
More Information: | EDB Maps & Info |
Facts about Sandakan Airport (SDK):
- Sandakan Airport (SDK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 El Debba Airport (EDB):
- Because of El Debba Airport's relatively low elevation of 830 feet, planes can take off or land at El Debba 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 closest airport to El Debba Airport (EDB) is Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NNW of EDB.
- In addition to being known as "El Debba Airport", another name for EDB is "Elddebba".
- The furthest airport from El Debba Airport (EDB) is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), which is nearly antipodal to El Debba Airport (meaning El Debba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fa'a'ā International Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia.