Nonstop flight route between St. Petersburg, Florida, United States and Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Albert Whitted Airport (SPG), St. Petersburg, Florida, United States and Lahad Datu Airport (LDU), Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,775 miles (or 15,731 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 Albert Whitted Airport and Lahad Datu 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 Albert Whitted Airport and Lahad Datu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Albert Whitted Airport (SPG):

• Because of Albert Whitted Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Albert Whitted 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.
• It's also home to the PilotMall.com Pilot Shop, which has been located on the field since 2005.
• The furthest airport from Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,430 miles (18,395 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) is MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of SPG.
• Based on the 2005 Airport Master Plan commissioned by the City of St.
• A local group, Citizens for a Waterfront Park, collected signatures and placed a question on the 2003 city ballot that would have closed Albert Whitted and turned it into a city park.
• During 1934-1935, the Public Works Administration constructed what would become Coast Guard Air Station St.

Facts about Lahad Datu Airport (LDU):

• Lahad Datu Airport handled 99,983 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Lahad Datu Airport (meaning Lahad Datu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,319 miles (19,826 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
• Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Lahad Datu Airport", another name for LDU is "Lapangan Terbang Lahad Datu 拿笃机场".
• The closest airport to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) is Semporna Airport (SMM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SSE of LDU.
• Because of Lahad Datu Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Lahad Datu 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.