Nonstop flight route between Sandakan, Malaysia and Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(5°54'6"N by 118°2'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°5'35"S by 153°25'11"E)
Distance from SDK to EVH:
3,371.37 miles (5,425.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sandakan Airport (SDK), Sandakan, Malaysia and Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH), Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,371 miles (or 5,426 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 Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome, 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 Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome. 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | EVH / YEVD |
| Airport Name: | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome |
| Location: | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°5'35"S by 153°25'11"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Richmond Valley Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EVH |
| More Information: | EVH Maps & Info |
Facts about Sandakan Airport (SDK):
- Sandakan Airport handled 911,855 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Sandakan Airport (SDK) is Lahad Datu Airport (LDU), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSE of SDK.
- In addition to being known as "Sandakan Airport", other names for SDK include "Lapangan Terbang Sandakan" and "山打根机场".
- 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.
- Sandakan Airport (SDK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH):
- Because of Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome 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 furthest airport from Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,902 miles (19,154 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- In 1943, 1BAGS was disbanded and No 1 Air Observers School relocated from RAAF Station Cootamundra to Evans Head, flying mainly Avro Anson and CAC Wackett aircraft.
- In 2005, a management plan for the aerodrome was submitted by the Richmond Valley Council to the Heritage Office to allow the rezoning of airport land for the construction of a retirement village.
- The closest airport to Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNE of EVH.
- Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.87 miles (101.18 km) SSE | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 107.17 miles (172.47 km) SSE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 109.46 miles (176.16 km) NW | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 109.86 miles (176.80 km) S | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 124.75 miles (200.76 km) SSW | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 130.63 miles (210.23 km) ESE | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 7 | 134.91 miles (217.11 km) WSW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 136.79 miles (220.15 km) W | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 169.45 miles (272.71 km) S | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 10 | 181.00 miles (291.29 km) S | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 190.60 miles (306.75 km) WSW | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 195.99 miles (315.42 km) WSW | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 196.97 miles (316.99 km) WSW | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 198.97 miles (320.22 km) WSW | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 203.85 miles (328.06 km) E | Jolo Airport (JOL) | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,290.13 miles (19,779.00 km) SSE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,221.21 miles (19,668.08 km) ESE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,203.21 miles (19,639.11 km) SW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,200.94 miles (19,635.47 km) SE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,199.72 miles (19,633.50 km) SSW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,178.27 miles (19,598.98 km) SE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,096.02 miles (19,466.61 km) WSW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,093.41 miles (19,462.40 km) S | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,090.32 miles (19,457.43 km) S | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,089.44 miles (19,456.01 km) ESE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,088.81 miles (19,455.00 km) SSW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,051.25 miles (19,394.56 km) SW | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,025.26 miles (19,352.73 km) SE | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 12,015.81 miles (19,337.52 km) WSW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,011.53 miles (19,330.64 km) WSW | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.90 miles (32.03 km) NNE | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 20.72 miles (33.35 km) NNW | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 51.70 miles (83.20 km) SSW | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 64.35 miles (103.56 km) N | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 86.69 miles (139.51 km) SSW | Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 111.64 miles (179.66 km) WSW | Glen Innes Airport (GLI) | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 119.57 miles (192.43 km) N | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 121.24 miles (195.12 km) WNW | Stanthorpe Airport (SNH) | Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 142.29 miles (229.00 km) SSW | Kempsey Airport (KPS) | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 146.69 miles (236.07 km) SW | Armidale Airport (ARM) | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 147.48 miles (237.34 km) WSW | Inverell Airport (IVR) | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 159.50 miles (256.69 km) N | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 165.22 miles (265.90 km) SSW | Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 173.21 miles (278.75 km) N | Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) | Marcoola, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 191.77 miles (308.63 km) W | Goondiwindi Airport (GOO) | Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,901.96 miles (19,154.31 km) W | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 2 | 11,886.24 miles (19,129.01 km) N | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,863.89 miles (19,093.04 km) W | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 11,837.08 miles (19,049.89 km) N | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,825.42 miles (19,031.12 km) W | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 11,815.59 miles (19,015.30 km) W | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 11,804.98 miles (18,998.22 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,774.47 miles (18,949.13 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,774.09 miles (18,948.52 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,772.40 miles (18,945.80 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,768.12 miles (18,938.91 km) N | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,752.76 miles (18,914.19 km) W | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,741.00 miles (18,895.26 km) N | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,680.92 miles (18,798.58 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 15 | 11,675.26 miles (18,789.46 km) NNE | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |