Nonstop flight route between Sabah, Malaysia and Arecibo, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Semporna Airport (SMM), Sabah, Malaysia and Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), Arecibo, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,814 miles (or 17,404 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 Semporna Airport and Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol 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 Semporna Airport and Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMM / WBKA |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARE / TJAB |
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Location: | Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°27'3"N by 66°40'32"W |
Area Served: | Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ARE |
More Information: | ARE Maps & Info |
Facts about Semporna Airport (SMM):
- The closest airport to Semporna Airport (SMM) is Tawau Airport (TWU), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) WSW of SMM.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Semporna Airport", another name for SMM is "Lapangan Terbang Semporna".
- 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.
Facts about Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE):
- The furthest airport from Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (meaning Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport", another name for ARE is "ABO".
- The closest airport to Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) is Dorado Airport (DDP), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) E of ARE.
- Because of Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol 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.
- Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was named after a prominent Arecibo born businessman and pilot, who perished along with his wife and two passengers, on a flight from Isla Grande airport in San Juan to Arecibo on Mother's day, 1979.