Nonstop flight route between Luganville, Vanuatu and Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON), Luganville, Vanuatu and Mukah Airport (MKM), Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,977 miles (or 6,400 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 Santo-Pekoa International Airport and Mukah 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 Santo-Pekoa International Airport and Mukah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SON / NVSS |
Airport Name: | Santo-Pekoa International Airport |
Location: | Luganville, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°30'20"S by 167°13'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Vanuatu Limited |
Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SON |
More Information: | SON Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKM / WBGK |
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Location: | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°54'24"N by 112°4'30"E |
Area Served: | Mukah Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKM |
More Information: | MKM Maps & Info |
Facts about Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON):
- Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Santo-Pekoa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Santo-Pekoa International 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 Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), which is nearly antipodal to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (meaning Santo-Pekoa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ouro Sogui Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Matam, Senegal.
- As the war moved further north, Pekoa Airfield was closed on 8 February 1945 and all traffic routed to Palikulo Bay Airfield.
- The closest airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of SON.
Facts about Mukah Airport (MKM):
- The closest airport to Mukah Airport (MKM) is Sibu Airport (SBW), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of MKM.
- Because of Mukah Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mukah 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.
- Mukah Airport (MKM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mukah Airport (MKM) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is nearly antipodal to Mukah Airport (meaning Mukah Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ipiranga Airport), and is located 12,315 miles (19,818 kilometers) away in Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Mukah Airport", other names for MKM include "Lapangan Terbang Mukah" and "沐胶机场".