Nonstop flight route between Malabo, Equatorial Guinea and Sibu, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malabo International Airport (SSG), Malabo, Equatorial Guinea and Sibu Airport (SBW), Sibu, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,122 miles (or 11,462 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 Malabo International Airport and Sibu 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 Malabo International Airport and Sibu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Malabo International Airport (SSG):

• The closest airport to Malabo International Airport (SSG) is Limbe Airport (VCC), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) ENE of SSG.
• In addition to being known as "Malabo International Airport", another name for SSG is "Aeropuerto de Malabo".
• Malabo International Airport handled 283,991 passengers last year.
• Because of Malabo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Malabo 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 Malabo International Airport (SSG) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Malabo International Airport (meaning Malabo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
• Malabo International Airport (SSG) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Sibu Airport (SBW):

• In April 2009, the airport was given RM 150 million for an upgrade of the terminal building.
• Sibu Airport (SBW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Sibu Airport handled 1,383,887 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Sibu Airport", other names for SBW include "Lapangan Terbang Sibu", "诗巫机场" and "WBGS".
• The furthest airport from Sibu Airport (SBW) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is nearly antipodal to Sibu Airport (meaning Sibu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ipiranga Airport), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil.
• Sibu New Airport was built with a single runway designated as runway 13/31.
• On that remarkably historical night, the air traffic clearance "Clear to land" was issued from the Sibu Air Traffic Control Tower on the assigned frequency 122.6 MHZ to the first Boeing 737-500 to land on the asphalt surface of the designated runway 13.
• Because of Sibu Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Sibu 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 actual official date of operation of the new airport began 1 June 1994.
• The closest airport to Sibu Airport (SBW) is Mukah Airport (MKM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of SBW.