Nonstop flight route between Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia and Bordeaux / Mérignac, France:
Departure Airport:
(3°7'51"N by 101°32'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°49'41"N by 0°42'56"W)
Distance from SZB to BOD:
6,662.37 miles (10,722.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB), Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), Bordeaux / Mérignac, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,662 miles (or 10,722 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZB / WMSA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°7'51"N by 101°32'53"E |
| Area Served: | Klang Valley, West Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SZB |
| More Information: | SZB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOD / LFBD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°49'41"N by 0°42'56"W |
| Area Served: | Bordeaux, France |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 162 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOD |
| More Information: | BOD Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB):
- The main headquarters of Malaysia Airlines is in Subang, consisting of administrative departments & its maintenance, repair and overhaul subsidiary, MAS Aerospace.
- On 8 August 2008, VistaJet Holding SA started operations from the airport.
- The furthest airport from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) is Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (meaning Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mariscal Lamar International Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Cuenca, Ecuador.
- The closest airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) is KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) E of SZB.
- This is the easiest way to get in and out of the airport.
- Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport handled 1,859,020 passengers last year.
- Because of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport", another name for SZB is "Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا سلطان عبدالعزيز شه".
- Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD):
- During the early years of the Cold War, Bordeaux-Mérignac was a front-line NATO facility for the United States Air Forces in Europe.
- Mérignac airport has three terminals.
- The furthest airport from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (meaning Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Bordeaux-Mérignac 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 closest airport to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of BOD.
- Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) has 2 runways.
- Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport handled 457,435 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport", another name for BOD is "Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac".
- After the war Air France resumed commercial operations out of Mérignac and the re-established French Air Force returned to use the facility.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.52 miles (15.32 km) E | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 28.72 miles (46.22 km) SSE | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 3 | 77.21 miles (124.25 km) SE | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 95.15 miles (153.13 km) NW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 104.19 miles (167.68 km) NNW | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 105.45 miles (169.71 km) S | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 122.78 miles (197.60 km) ENE | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 167.67 miles (269.84 km) ESE | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 171.24 miles (275.58 km) NE | Kerteh Airport (KTE) | Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 173.42 miles (279.09 km) NNW | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 179.08 miles (288.20 km) SE | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 179.95 miles (289.60 km) NNW | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 179.95 miles (289.60 km) NNW | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 14 | 181.51 miles (292.11 km) E | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 184.64 miles (297.14 km) S | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,396.44 miles (19,950.09 km) ESE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 12,374.94 miles (19,915.49 km) SSW | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,349.65 miles (19,874.79 km) SE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,329.47 miles (19,842.31 km) ESE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 12,321.30 miles (19,829.16 km) SSW | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,317.26 miles (19,822.66 km) SE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 12,303.93 miles (19,801.20 km) S | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,302.78 miles (19,799.36 km) SE | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,300.58 miles (19,795.82 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,282.71 miles (19,767.05 km) S | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,250.38 miles (19,715.02 km) ESE | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 12,236.05 miles (19,691.97 km) SE | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,230.20 miles (19,682.55 km) SE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,228.19 miles (19,679.31 km) S | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 12,226.49 miles (19,676.59 km) SSW | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.17 miles (40.51 km) SW | La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) | Arcachon, France | |
| 2 | 56.89 miles (91.56 km) NNW | Royan - Médis Aerodrome (RYN) | Royan, France | |
| 3 | 60.53 miles (97.41 km) NNE | Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG) | Cognac / Châteaubernard, France | |
| 4 | 60.58 miles (97.49 km) E | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 5 | 77.04 miles (123.99 km) NE | Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) | Angoulême, France | |
| 6 | 78.63 miles (126.54 km) SE | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 7 | 79.00 miles (127.14 km) ENE | Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) | Périgueux, France | |
| 8 | 96.18 miles (154.79 km) NNW | La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH) | La Rochelle / Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France | |
| 9 | 101.15 miles (162.78 km) S | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 10 | 102.14 miles (164.38 km) SSW | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 11 | 108.65 miles (174.85 km) E | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 12 | 114.84 miles (184.82 km) SSW | San Sebastián Airport (EAS) | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 13 | 116.46 miles (187.43 km) NE | Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) | Limoges, France | |
| 14 | 118.95 miles (191.43 km) SSE | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 15 | 131.17 miles (211.10 km) NNE | Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) | Poitiers, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,214.88 miles (19,657.89 km) WSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,112.79 miles (19,493.60 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,107.77 miles (19,485.52 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,105.82 miles (19,482.38 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,089.67 miles (19,456.39 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,089.34 miles (19,455.85 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,080.95 miles (19,442.35 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,073.81 miles (19,430.87 km) SSE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,061.61 miles (19,411.23 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,046.43 miles (19,386.80 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,045.62 miles (19,385.50 km) SE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,038.59 miles (19,374.19 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,036.59 miles (19,370.97 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,035.39 miles (19,369.03 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,028.78 miles (19,358.39 km) SE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |