Nonstop flight route between Skagway, Alaska, United States and Sabah, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(59°27'36"N by 135°18'56"W)
Arrival Airport:
(4°26'58"N by 118°35'47"E)
Distance from SGY to SMM:
6,509.90 miles (10,476.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Skagway Airport (SGY), Skagway, Alaska, United States and Semporna Airport (SMM), Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,510 miles (or 10,477 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 Skagway Airport and Semporna 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 Skagway Airport and Semporna Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGY / PAGY |
| Airport Name: | Skagway Airport |
| Location: | Skagway, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°27'36"N by 135°18'56"W |
| Area Served: | Skagway, Alaska |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 44 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SGY |
| More Information: | SGY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMM / WBKA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sabah, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°26'58"N by 118°35'47"E |
| Area Served: | Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMM |
| More Information: | SMM Maps & Info |
Facts about Skagway Airport (SGY):
- The furthest airport from Skagway Airport (SGY) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,474 miles (16,857 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Skagway Airport has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,550 by 75 feet.
- The closest airport to Skagway Airport (SGY) is Haines Airport (HNS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSW of SGY.
- Skagway Airport (SGY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Skagway Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Skagway 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 Semporna Airport (SMM):
- The furthest airport from Semporna Airport (SMM) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Semporna Airport (meaning Semporna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,820 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Semporna Airport (SMM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Semporna Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Semporna 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 Semporna Airport (SMM) is Tawau Airport (TWU), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) WSW of SMM.
- In addition to being known as "Semporna Airport", another name for SMM is "Lapangan Terbang Semporna".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.63 miles (26.77 km) SSW | Haines Airport (HNS) | Haines, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 71.98 miles (115.83 km) S | Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI) | Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 72.84 miles (117.23 km) S | Gustavus Airport (GST) | Gustavus, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 80.77 miles (129.99 km) SSE | Juneau International Airport (JNU) | Juneau, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 84.62 miles (136.19 km) S | Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR) | Funter Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 86.75 miles (139.61 km) N | Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) | Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | |
| 7 | 94.30 miles (151.75 km) S | Hoonah Airport (HNH) | Hoonah, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 94.85 miles (152.65 km) SSW | Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV) | Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 101.99 miles (164.14 km) ENE | Teslin Airport (YZW) | Teslin, Yukon, Canada | |
| 10 | 119.68 miles (192.60 km) NW | Haines Junction Airport (YHT) | Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada | |
| 11 | 135.05 miles (217.34 km) S | Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM) | Chatham, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 137.72 miles (221.64 km) SSE | Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN) | Angoon, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 152.44 miles (245.33 km) W | Yakutat Airport (YAK) | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 166.72 miles (268.30 km) S | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) | Sitka, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 180.04 miles (289.75 km) SSE | Kake Airport (KAE) | Kake, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,474.46 miles (16,856.96 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,471.08 miles (16,851.52 km) SSE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,454.27 miles (16,824.47 km) SSE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,407.13 miles (16,748.61 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,370.62 miles (16,689.85 km) SSE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,351.05 miles (16,658.35 km) SSE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,314.64 miles (16,599.77 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,278.66 miles (16,541.86 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,270.63 miles (16,528.94 km) SSE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,260.31 miles (16,512.32 km) SSE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,247.09 miles (16,491.05 km) SSE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,246.47 miles (16,490.06 km) SSE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,232.66 miles (16,467.84 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,230.78 miles (16,464.80 km) SSE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,226.30 miles (16,457.60 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.02 miles (54.74 km) WSW | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 44.54 miles (71.68 km) NNW | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 67.59 miles (108.78 km) WSW | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 85.10 miles (136.95 km) SW | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 5 | 89.07 miles (143.34 km) ENE | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 6 | 105.22 miles (169.33 km) SW | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 107.17 miles (172.47 km) NNW | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 177.71 miles (285.99 km) SSW | Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 178.69 miles (287.57 km) WNW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 198.24 miles (319.04 km) W | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 199.70 miles (321.39 km) NE | Jolo Airport (JOL) | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines | |
| 12 | 202.88 miles (326.51 km) WNW | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 204.76 miles (329.53 km) W | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 207.63 miles (334.14 km) W | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 208.25 miles (335.14 km) W | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,315.79 miles (19,820.29 km) E | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,303.91 miles (19,801.18 km) SW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,301.99 miles (19,798.08 km) SW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,196.20 miles (19,627.84 km) ESE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,175.31 miles (19,594.21 km) SSE | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,171.38 miles (19,587.89 km) WSW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,134.45 miles (19,528.46 km) SE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,095.91 miles (19,466.43 km) SSE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,094.49 miles (19,464.15 km) WSW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,064.30 miles (19,415.56 km) W | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,057.44 miles (19,404.52 km) E | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,035.32 miles (19,368.92 km) WSW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,012.75 miles (19,332.60 km) SSW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,992.13 miles (19,299.41 km) S | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,985.63 miles (19,288.95 km) SSW | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |