Nonstop flight route between Salta, Salta Province, Argentina and Perak, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(24°50'39"S by 65°28'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(4°12'59"N by 100°41'54"E)
Distance from SLA to SWY:
10,741.31 miles (17,286.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA), Salta, Salta Province, Argentina and Sitiawan Airport (SWY), Perak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,741 miles (or 17,286 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 Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport and Sitiawan 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 Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport and Sitiawan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLA / SASA |
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| Location: | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°50'39"S by 65°28'42"W |
| Area Served: | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 4075 feet (1,242 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLA |
| More Information: | SLA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWY / WMBA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Perak, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°12'59"N by 100°41'54"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SWY |
| More Information: | SWY Maps & Info |
Facts about Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA):
- Because of Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport's high elevation of 4,075 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport", another name for SLA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta "Martín Miguel de Güemes"".
- The furthest airport from Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) is Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC), which is nearly antipodal to Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (meaning Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shaoguan Guitou Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
- The closest airport to Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) is Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NE of SLA.
- Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) has 2 runways.
Facts about Sitiawan Airport (SWY):
- In addition to being known as "Sitiawan Airport", another name for SWY is "Lapangan Terbang Sitiawan".
- Because of Sitiawan Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Sitiawan 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 furthest airport from Sitiawan Airport (SWY) is Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH), which is nearly antipodal to Sitiawan Airport (meaning Sitiawan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Loja, Ecuador.
- Sitiawan Airport (SWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sitiawan Airport (SWY) is Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of SWY.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.82 miles (64.09 km) NE | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 137.57 miles (221.39 km) NNE | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 139.88 miles (225.12 km) S | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 4 | 160.96 miles (259.04 km) NNE | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 187.08 miles (301.08 km) NE | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 6 | 214.03 miles (344.45 km) SSE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 7 | 230.46 miles (370.89 km) NNE | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 232.52 miles (374.20 km) NNE | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 259.55 miles (417.70 km) S | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 10 | 270.99 miles (436.11 km) NW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 285.71 miles (459.80 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 12 | 315.82 miles (508.27 km) NNW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 323.76 miles (521.04 km) SSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 14 | 327.70 miles (527.38 km) WNW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 15 | 335.70 miles (540.26 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,367.23 miles (19,903.08 km) E | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 2 | 12,365.40 miles (19,900.14 km) NNW | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 3 | 12,329.94 miles (19,843.07 km) WNW | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 4 | 12,312.60 miles (19,815.16 km) N | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 5 | 12,310.28 miles (19,811.43 km) NE | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 12,297.06 miles (19,790.16 km) N | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 7 | 12,286.41 miles (19,773.01 km) WNW | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) | Longyan, Fujian, China | |
| 8 | 12,284.46 miles (19,769.87 km) NE | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 12,283.15 miles (19,767.76 km) NW | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 12,277.96 miles (19,759.41 km) NNE | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 11 | 12,258.72 miles (19,728.45 km) N | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 12 | 12,257.44 miles (19,726.39 km) NNE | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 13 | 12,252.06 miles (19,717.72 km) NE | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 12,241.49 miles (19,700.72 km) NNE | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 15 | 12,231.93 miles (19,685.34 km) N | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.50 miles (58.75 km) NE | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 80.13 miles (128.96 km) NNW | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 88.90 miles (143.08 km) NNW | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 88.90 miles (143.08 km) NNW | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 95.15 miles (153.13 km) SE | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 6 | 101.13 miles (162.76 km) SE | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 122.92 miles (197.82 km) SE | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 8 | 132.20 miles (212.76 km) WSW | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 138.20 miles (222.41 km) N | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 146.94 miles (236.48 km) WSW | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 160.64 miles (258.52 km) NNW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 172.35 miles (277.37 km) SE | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 173.71 miles (279.56 km) NE | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 175.79 miles (282.91 km) E | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 180.24 miles (290.07 km) N | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,420.80 miles (19,989.29 km) SSE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 12,391.35 miles (19,941.89 km) ESE | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,365.48 miles (19,900.25 km) SE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,349.37 miles (19,874.33 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,342.55 miles (19,863.35 km) SSW | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,323.57 miles (19,832.81 km) SE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,300.01 miles (19,794.90 km) E | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,288.98 miles (19,777.15 km) SSE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,281.30 miles (19,764.79 km) SSW | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,267.37 miles (19,742.36 km) SW | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,255.52 miles (19,723.29 km) SSE | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,255.51 miles (19,723.29 km) SE | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,230.90 miles (19,683.68 km) SSW | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,227.28 miles (19,677.85 km) SSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,223.24 miles (19,671.34 km) SSW | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |