Nonstop flight route between Savannah, Georgia, United States and Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States and Labuan Airport (LBU), Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,642 miles (or 15,518 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 Hunter Army Airfield and Labuan 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 Hunter Army Airfield and Labuan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hunter Army Airfield (SVN):

• During late 1961 Hunter AFB joined the Semi Automatic Ground Environment system, feeding data to DC-09 at Gunter AFB, Alabama.
• The closest airport to Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of SVN.
• Hunter AFB was assigned to the Strategic Air Command's Second Air Force.
• Hunter features a runway that is 11,375 feet long and an aircraft parking area that is more than 350 acres.
• Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport was named Hunter Municipal Airfield during Savannah Aviation Week in May 1940, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter, a native of Savannah and a World War I flying ace.
• From 1946 to 1949, many of its buildings were leased to industrial plants.
• The furthest airport from Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Hunter Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Hunter Army Airfield 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.

Facts about Labuan Airport (LBU):

• In addition to being known as "Labuan Airport", other names for LBU include "Lapangan Terbang Labuan" and "纳闽机场".
• The furthest airport from Labuan Airport (LBU) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Labuan Airport (meaning Labuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,304 miles (19,801 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
• Because of Labuan Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Labuan 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.
• Labuan Airport (LBU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Labuan Airport handled 738,769 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Labuan Airport (LBU) is Lawas Airport (LWY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of LBU.