Nonstop flight route between Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia and Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB), Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia and Rottnest Airport (RTS), Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,596 miles (or 4,177 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 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport and Rottnest 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 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport and Rottnest Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB):

• A new KL City Airport shuttle bus service to Kelana Jaya LRT station, e@Curve Mutiara Damansara, Plaza Damas and Pekeliling Bus Station has just started on 11 October 2013.
• The airport was officiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on 28 October 2009.
• 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.
• Subang Airport underwent a RM40 million facelift on the check-in terminals.
• In July 2002, AirAsia began flying from KLIA, and in 2004, AirAsia considered utilising the airport as a primary hub in Malaysia.
• Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport handled 1,859,020 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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".
• On 4 December 2007, Subang SkyPark Sdn Bhd announce a RM 300 million plan to transform the Terminal 3 building into an ultra-modern general and corporate aviation hub.

Facts about Rottnest Airport (RTS):

• The airport opened in November 1930 and has been used regularly since then for private and small commercial operations, ferrying workers and holiday makers between Perth and the island.
• Other services continued after Woods Airways departed and at various stages facilities were upgraded.
• Woods Airways and its owner were considered synonymous with the airport and in 1987 State Tourism Minister Pam Beggs opened the renamed and upgraded Jimmy Woods Air Terminal in recognition.
• The furthest airport from Rottnest Airport (RTS) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Rottnest Airport (meaning Rottnest Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
• Because of Rottnest Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Rottnest 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.
• On 12 November 2006 a light twin engine charter aircraft carrying the pilot and five passengers crashed on the edge of the salt lake adjoining the airport.
• Rottnest Airport (RTS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Woods Airways VH-WAB, c.1953
• The closest airport to Rottnest Airport (RTS) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ESE of RTS.