Nonstop flight route between Perak, Malaysia and Zanzibar, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sitiawan Airport (SWY), Perak, Malaysia and Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), Zanzibar, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,302 miles (or 6,923 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 Abeid Amani Karume International 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 Sitiawan Airport and Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWY / WMBA | 
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| Location: | Perak, Malaysia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°12'59"N by 100°41'54"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia | 
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SWY | 
| More Information: | SWY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZNZ / HTZA | 
| Airport Name: | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport | 
| Location: | Zanzibar, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°13'19"S by 39°13'29"E | 
| Area Served: | Zanzibar City | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Zanzibar | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZNZ | 
| More Information: | ZNZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sitiawan Airport (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.
 - Sitiawan Airport (SWY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Sitiawan Airport", another name for SWY is "Lapangan Terbang Sitiawan".
 - The closest airport to Sitiawan Airport (SWY) is Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of SWY.
 
Facts about Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ):
- Terminal 1 is active for all landing aircraft.
 - Because of Abeid Amani Karume International Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Abeid Amani Karume 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.
 - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport handled 53,920 passengers last year.
 - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) is Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) S of ZNZ.
 - The project is estimated to cost about US$70.4 million.
 - The furthest airport from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,325 miles (18,226 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
 
