Nonstop flight route between Sandakan, Malaysia and Yecheon, South Korea:
Departure Airport:
(5°54'6"N by 118°2'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°37'54"N by 128°21'17"E)
Distance from SDK to YEC:
2,221.01 miles (3,574.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sandakan Airport (SDK), Sandakan, Malaysia and Yecheon Air Base (YEC), Yecheon, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,221 miles (or 3,574 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 relatively short distance between Sandakan Airport and Yecheon Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | YEC / RKTY |
| Airport Name: | Yecheon Air Base |
| Location: | Yecheon, South Korea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'54"N by 128°21'17"E |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 354 feet (108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YEC |
| More Information: | YEC Maps & Info |
Facts about Sandakan Airport (SDK):
- Sandakan Airport handled 911,855 passengers last year.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sandakan Airport", other names for SDK include "Lapangan Terbang Sandakan" and "山打根机场".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Sandakan Airport (SDK) is Lahad Datu Airport (LDU), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSE of SDK.
Facts about Yecheon Air Base (YEC):
- The furthest airport from Yecheon Air Base (YEC) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Yecheon Air Base (meaning Yecheon Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,208 miles (19,646 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Because of Yecheon Air Base's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Yecheon Air Base 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.
- Yecheon Air Base (YEC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Yecheon Air Base (YEC) is Cheongju International Airport (CJJ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) W of YEC.
| 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 | 47.78 miles (76.90 km) W | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 2 | 53.71 miles (86.44 km) SSE | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 3 | 59.80 miles (96.24 km) NNW | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 4 | 74.15 miles (119.34 km) SE | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| 5 | 83.98 miles (135.15 km) NNE | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| 6 | 88.59 miles (142.56 km) NW | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 7 | 105.22 miles (169.34 km) N | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 8 | 105.53 miles (169.84 km) SSE | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 9 | 107.37 miles (172.79 km) NW | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 10 | 107.37 miles (172.79 km) NW | Gimpo International Airport (SEL) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 11 | 107.82 miles (173.52 km) S | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 12 | 109.16 miles (175.68 km) WSW | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 13 | 120.21 miles (193.46 km) WNW | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea | |
| 14 | 135.32 miles (217.78 km) SW | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 15 | 170.38 miles (274.19 km) SW | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,207.72 miles (19,646.38 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 12,161.41 miles (19,571.84 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 12,154.29 miles (19,560.38 km) SSE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 12,136.57 miles (19,531.87 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,121.02 miles (19,506.84 km) S | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,106.13 miles (19,482.87 km) SSE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,098.77 miles (19,471.04 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,094.89 miles (19,464.80 km) S | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,081.03 miles (19,442.48 km) SE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 12,077.97 miles (19,437.56 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,068.37 miles (19,422.11 km) ESE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,061.15 miles (19,410.49 km) ESE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,059.27 miles (19,407.46 km) SSE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 12,048.18 miles (19,389.61 km) SSE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,030.68 miles (19,361.46 km) ESE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |