Nonstop flight route between Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(36°11'53"N by 95°53'17"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°56'40"N by 116°3'30"E)
Distance from TUL to BKI:
8,865.31 miles (14,267.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tulsa International Airport (TUL), Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States and Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,865 miles (or 14,267 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 Tulsa International Airport and Kota Kinabalu 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 Tulsa International Airport and Kota Kinabalu 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: | TUL / KTUL |
| Airport Name: | Tulsa International Airport |
| Location: | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°11'53"N by 95°53'17"W |
| Area Served: | Northeast Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Tulsa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 677 feet (206 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TUL |
| More Information: | TUL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKI / WBKK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°56'40"N by 116°3'30"E |
| Area Served: | Kota Kinabalu |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKI |
| More Information: | BKI Maps & Info |
Facts about Tulsa International Airport (TUL):
- Tulsa International Airport (TUL) has 3 runways.
- Tulsa International Airport handled 2,794,469 passengers last year.
- The Tulsa Air and Space Museum is on the northwest side of the airport.
- The furthest airport from Tulsa International Airport (TUL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,743 miles (17,289 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In January 1928, Skelly bought the Mid-Continent Aircraft Company of Tulsa and renamed it the Spartan Aircraft Company.
- Because of Tulsa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 677 feet, planes can take off or land at Tulsa 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.
- The closest airport to Tulsa International Airport (TUL) is Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport (RVS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSW of TUL.
- The April 1957 OAG shows 20 departures each weekday on American, 18 Braniff, 6 Continental, 6 Central and 4 TWA.
Facts about Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI):
- The closest airport to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) S of BKI.
- Because of Kota Kinabalu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kota Kinabalu 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.
- Kota Kinabalu International Airport handled 6,929,692 passengers last year.
- Around the 1970s to 1980s, a newer terminal building was built on the other side of the runway.
- The airport first began as a military airfield built by the Japanese occupying forces during World-War II.
- In addition to being known as "Kota Kinabalu International Airport", another name for BKI is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kota Kinabalu".
- Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) currently has only 1 runway.
- What is today Terminal 2 used to be the original terminal building of the airport when it was first built.
- Terminal 1's new wing was completed and opened for commercial use on 19 August 2008 while the other wing was closed for renovation and is expected to complete by May 2010.
- The furthest airport from Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is Lábrea Airport (LBR), which is nearly antipodal to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (meaning Kota Kinabalu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lábrea Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,843 kilometers) away in Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.21 miles (19.66 km) SSW | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport (RVS) | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |     |
| 2 | 36.79 miles (59.21 km) S | Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) | Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 39.69 miles (63.87 km) N | Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO) | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 41.03 miles (66.04 km) SE | Hatbox FieldHatbox Army Airfield (HAX) | Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 5 | 47.56 miles (76.54 km) SE | Davis Field (MKO) | Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 6 | 51.37 miles (82.67 km) WSW | Stroud Municipal Airport (SUD) | Stroud, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 52.33 miles (84.22 km) WSW | Cushing Municipal Airport (CUH) | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 8 | 64.33 miles (103.53 km) NNE | Coffeyville Municipal Airport (CFV) | Coffeyville, Kansas, United States | |
| 9 | 66.61 miles (107.19 km) N | Independence Municipal Airport (IDP) | Independence, Kansas, United States | |
| 10 | 66.83 miles (107.56 km) W | Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 11 | 74.14 miles (119.31 km) NE | Miami Municipal Airport (MIO) | Miami, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 76.76 miles (123.53 km) WNW | Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC) | Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 77.96 miles (125.46 km) E | Smith Field (SLG) | Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States | |
| 14 | 81.05 miles (130.44 km) NNE | Tri-City Airport (PPF) | Parsons, Kansas, United States | |
| 15 | 82.90 miles (133.42 km) SW | Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,742.90 miles (17,288.97 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,684.76 miles (17,195.41 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,663.91 miles (17,161.85 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,643.02 miles (17,128.24 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,632.46 miles (17,111.25 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,623.67 miles (17,097.09 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,611.33 miles (17,077.24 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,606.55 miles (17,069.55 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,598.63 miles (17,056.80 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,598.43 miles (17,056.48 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,590.61 miles (17,043.89 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,582.96 miles (17,031.58 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,562.28 miles (16,998.30 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,550.56 miles (16,979.44 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,538.75 miles (16,960.43 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.38 miles (66.59 km) S | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 71.26 miles (114.68 km) SW | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 85.97 miles (138.35 km) NE | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 88.12 miles (141.81 km) SSW | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 103.76 miles (166.99 km) SSW | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 104.03 miles (167.42 km) SW | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 7 | 106.62 miles (171.59 km) SW | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 108.62 miles (174.81 km) SSW | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 123.82 miles (199.28 km) SSW | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 136.79 miles (220.15 km) E | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 138.50 miles (222.90 km) SSW | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 145.87 miles (234.75 km) S | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 156.60 miles (252.02 km) SSW | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 157.84 miles (254.02 km) SSW | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 166.91 miles (268.61 km) SE | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,329.65 miles (19,842.60 km) SSE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,299.82 miles (19,794.59 km) SSW | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,251.57 miles (19,716.95 km) SSE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,245.47 miles (19,707.12 km) S | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,220.66 miles (19,667.19 km) ESE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,102.76 miles (19,477.46 km) SW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,102.05 miles (19,476.31 km) SW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,086.66 miles (19,451.54 km) SSW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,086.43 miles (19,451.18 km) SSE | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,067.58 miles (19,420.85 km) SSW | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,056.16 miles (19,402.45 km) SSE | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,053.65 miles (19,398.42 km) SE | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,025.95 miles (19,353.84 km) E | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,007.98 miles (19,324.93 km) ESE | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,006.40 miles (19,322.38 km) ESE | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |