Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States and Mulu Airport (MZV), Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,239 miles (or 14,868 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Mulu 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Mulu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKF / KSKF |
Airport Name: | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio |
Location: | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°23'3"N by 98°34'51"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SKF |
More Information: | SKF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MZV / WBMU |
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Location: | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°3'2"N by 114°48'33"E |
Area Served: | Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MZV |
More Information: | MZV Maps & Info |
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- In September 1972, the Houston-based 630th Radar Squadron sent a detachment to this FAA-operated site to set up an AN/FPS-6 height-finder radar to join the AN/FPS-66A search radar already in place.
- The furthest airport from Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,124 miles (17,902 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of SKF.
- Lackland AFB is named after Brigadier General Frank Lackland.
- In October 2008 the BMT was expanded an extra two weeks to implement more air base defense training as well as other rudimentary skills.
- During the 1960s, more permanent facilities were constructed, including four 1,000-person steel and brick Recruit Housing and Training dormitories built between 1966 and 1970 for basic military training by the Lackland Military Training Center.
Facts about Mulu Airport (MZV):
- In addition to being known as "Mulu Airport", other names for MZV include "Lapangan Terbang Mulu" and "姆鲁机场".
- Mulu Airport (MZV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mulu Airport (MZV) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Mulu Airport (meaning Mulu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,924 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Mulu Airport (MZV) is Marudi Airport (MUR), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of MZV.
- Because of Mulu Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Mulu 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.