Nonstop flight route between Belize City, Belize and Sibu, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA), Belize City, Belize and Sibu Airport (SBW), Sibu, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,499 miles (or 16,896 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 Belize City Municipal Airport and Sibu 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 Belize City Municipal Airport and Sibu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TZA / |
| Airport Name: | Belize City Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Belize City, Belize |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°30'59"N by 88°11'30"W |
| Area Served: | Belize |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TZA |
| More Information: | TZA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBW / |
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| Location: | Sibu, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°15'51"N by 111°58'57"E |
| Area Served: | Bintangor, Sarikei, Kapit, and Sibu, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 122 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBW |
| More Information: | SBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA):
- Because of Belize City Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Belize City Municipal 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 Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,939 miles (19,214 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) is Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of TZA.
Facts about Sibu Airport (SBW):
- In addition to being known as "Sibu Airport", other names for SBW include "Lapangan Terbang Sibu", "诗巫机场" and "WBGS".
- The closest airport to Sibu Airport (SBW) is Mukah Airport (MKM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of SBW.
- Sibu Airport handled 1,383,887 passengers last year.
- Because of Sibu Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Sibu 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 15 August 1990, a Lockheed C-130H Hercules belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force skidded off the runway and the aircraft had been written off.
- The furthest airport from Sibu Airport (SBW) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is nearly antipodal to Sibu Airport (meaning Sibu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ipiranga Airport), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The upgraded terminal started its operation on 31 July 2012.
- Sibu Airport (SBW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sibu Airport is an airport located 23 km east south east of Sibu, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia.
- The old airport has been demolished to make way for Laila Taib College and Tun Zaidi Stadium.
- That night not only marked the first landing of a turbo-prop commercial aircraft on Sibu ground but subsequently it also commemorated the commencement of operation of the new airport located 23 km east south east Sibu town.
