Nonstop flight route between Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada and Sibu, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX), Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada and Sibu Airport (SBW), Sibu, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,672 miles (or 13,956 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 Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon 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 Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport and Sibu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX):

• The closest airport to Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) is St. Anthony Airport (YAY), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) E of YBX.
• The furthest airport from Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,270 miles (18,137 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon 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.
• Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Sibu Airport (SBW):

• Sibu Airport handled 1,383,887 passengers last year.
• On 2 September 1992, a Fokker 50 aircraft landing gear failed, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway and into the bushes.
• Sibu Airport (SBW) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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 old airport has been demolished to make way for Laila Taib College and Tun Zaidi Stadium.
• In addition to being known as "Sibu Airport", other names for SBW include "Lapangan Terbang Sibu", "诗巫机场" and "WBGS".
• The airport underwent an expansion project that involved upgrading of the terminal building, car park and the addition of more aerobridges.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Sibu Airport (SBW) is Mukah Airport (MKM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of SBW.
• The brand new check-in counters of the airport were opened on 19 December 2011.