Nonstop flight route between Perak, Malaysia and Fairfield, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sitiawan Airport (SWY), Perak, Malaysia and Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU), Fairfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,433 miles (or 13,571 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 Sitiawan Airport and Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield, 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 Sitiawan Airport and Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sitiawan Airport (SWY):

• The closest airport to Sitiawan Airport (SWY) is Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of SWY.
• Because of Sitiawan Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Sitiawan 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 Sitiawan Airport (SWY) is Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH), which is nearly antipodal to Sitiawan Airport (meaning Sitiawan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Loja, Ecuador.
• Sitiawan Airport (SWY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Sitiawan Airport", another name for SWY is "Lapangan Terbang Sitiawan".

Facts about Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU):

• The furthest airport from Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,315 miles (18,210 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In addition to being known as "Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield", another name for SUU is "Travis AFB".
• The Military Air Transport Service resumed command of Travis AFB on 1 July 1958, after SAC's new dispersal policy led to the transfer of the 14th Air Division to Beale AFB, California and the 1501st Air Transport Wing became the host unit.
• Situated in the San Francisco Bay Area and known as the "Gateway to the Pacific", Travis Air Force Base handles more cargo and passenger traffic through its airport than any other military air terminal in the United States.
• The first unit to take up permanent residence at the airfield was a group of ten enlisted men and one officer from the 914th Quartermaster Division at Hamilton Field.
• The closest airport to Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Nut Tree Airport (VCB), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of SUU.
• Originally named Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base, construction began on Travis in June 1942.
• To provide air defense for the base, United States Army Nike surface-to-air missile sites were constructed during 1957–58.
• The base was renamed Travis Air Force Base in 1951 for Brigadier General Robert F.