Nonstop flight route between Mthatha, South Africa and Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mthatha Airport (UTT), Mthatha, South Africa and Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR), Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,491 miles (or 8,836 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 Mthatha Airport and Sultan Ismail Petra 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 Mthatha Airport and Sultan Ismail Petra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTT / FAUT |
Airport Name: | Mthatha Airport |
Location: | Mthatha, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°32'47"S by 28°40'31"E |
Area Served: | Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Operator/Owner: | Provincial Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2429 feet (740 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UTT |
More Information: | UTT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBR / WMKC |
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Location: | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°9'57"N by 102°17'33"E |
Area Served: | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KBR |
More Information: | KBR Maps & Info |
Facts about Mthatha Airport (UTT):
- Mthatha Airport (UTT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mthatha Airport (UTT) is Margate Airport (MGH), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) ENE of UTT.
- The furthest airport from Mthatha Airport (UTT) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,642 miles (18,736 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR):
- The closest airport to Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) is Pattani Airport (PAN), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) WNW of KBR.
- Sultan Ismail Petra Airport handled 1,585,238 passengers last year.
- Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Ismail Petra Airport", other names for KBR include "لاڤڠن تربڠ سلطان اسماعيل ڤيترا" and "Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ismail Petra".
- In the third quarter of 2008, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad built a new hangar, a new apron, new aircraft and helicopter parking bays and made taxiway improvements to cater to the growth of the Asia Pacific Flight Training flying school.
- At the Sultan Ismail Petra airport, there is an airport taxi service which imposes freight rate based on the destination's distance from the airport, which is located at the outside of the Arrival Hall.
- Holding point C and apron as seen in the new section of the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport
- In May 2010, TRC Synergy Bhd’s unit, Trans Resources Corp Sdn Bhd has secured a RM45.5 million contract to upgrade the Sultan Ismail Petra airport in Kota Bharu.
- In October 2008, the government announced that it intends to extend the runway to a length of 2,400 m.
- Because of Sultan Ismail Petra Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Ismail Petra 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 Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) is Chachapoyas Airport (CHH), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (meaning Sultan Ismail Petra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chachapoyas Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,998 kilometers) away in Chachapoyas, Peru.
- Sultan Ismail Petra Airport is an airport that operates in Kota Bharu, a city in the state of Kelantan in Malaysia.