Nonstop flight route between Sitka, Alaska, United States and Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT), Sitka, Alaska, United States and Long Pasia Airport (GSA), Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,660 miles (or 10,718 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 Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport and Long Pasia 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 Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport and Long Pasia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIT / PASI |
Airport Name: | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport |
Location: | Sitka, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°2'49"N by 135°21'42"W |
Area Served: | Sitka, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SIT |
More Information: | SIT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GSA / WBKN |
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Location: | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°24'33"N by 115°43'8"E |
Area Served: | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3175 feet (968 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GSA |
More Information: | GSA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT):
- Because of Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez 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.
- Safety hazards include boulders from the causeway washing onto the runway during storms, high winds because of its exposed location, and large flocks of birds that live very close to the airport.
- The airport is named after Sitka's former mayor Rocky Gutierrez.
- The closest airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) is Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NNE of SIT.
- Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,611 miles (17,077 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport resides at elevation of 26 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Long Pasia Airport (GSA):
- The closest airport to Long Pasia Airport (GSA) is Long Semado Airport (LSM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of GSA.
- In addition to being known as "Long Pasia Airport", another name for GSA is "Lapangan Terbang Long Pasia".
- The furthest airport from Long Pasia Airport (GSA) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Long Pasia Airport (meaning Long Pasia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,890 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Long Pasia Airport (GSA) currently has only 1 runway.