Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Langkawi International Airport (LGK), Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,852 miles (or 15,856 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 Moody Air Force Base and Langkawi 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 Moody Air Force Base and Langkawi 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: | VAD / KVAD |
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Location: | Valdosta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'4"N by 83°11'34"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VAD |
More Information: | VAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGK / WMKL |
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Location: | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°19'59"N by 99°43'59"E |
Area Served: | Langkawi, Kedah, West Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGK |
More Information: | LGK Maps & Info |
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1961, Foreign Pilot Training was transferred to Moody from the closing of the Graham Air Base contract pilot school in Marianna, Florida.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- While on standby status, the airfield was redesignated as Moody Air Force Base on 13 January 1948.
- The 93d Air Ground Operations Wing is a non-flying active support wing activated on 25 January 2008.
- The 347th flew the McDonnel-Douglas F-4E until 1988, when it upgraded to the Block 15 General Dynamics F-16A/B.
- The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
Facts about Langkawi International Airport (LGK):
- In addition to being known as "Langkawi International Airport", another name for LGK is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Langkawi".
- The closest airport to Langkawi International Airport (LGK) is Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ESE of LGK.
- Langkawi International Airport handled 1,946,440 passengers last year.
- An accident occurred on 2 December 2007, during the LIMA 2007 air show which caused three paratroopers to plunge into the sea and then drown.
- Langkawi International Airport (LGK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Langkawi International Airport (LGK) is Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), which is nearly antipodal to Langkawi International Airport (meaning Langkawi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Chiclayo, Peru.