Nonstop flight route between Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia and Chicago, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU), Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,848 miles (or 14,239 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 Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport and Chicago Midway 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 Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport and Chicago Midway 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: | KGU / WBKG |
Airport Name: | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport |
Location: | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°21'19"N by 116°9'54"E |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 1036 feet (316 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KGU |
More Information: | KGU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDW / KMDW |
Airport Name: | Chicago Midway International Airport |
Location: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°47'9"N by 87°45'8"W |
Area Served: | Chicago, Illinois, US |
Operator/Owner: | City of Chicago |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 620 feet (189 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDW |
More Information: | MDW Maps & Info |
Facts about Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU):
- The furthest airport from Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (meaning Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,858 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) is Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) N of KGU.
- Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW):
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) has 5 runways.
- Southwest, along with its subsidiary AirTran Airways, is the dominant carrier at Midway, controlling 34 of the airport's 43 gates.
- Simultaneous to Midway's expansion, ATA Airlines began rapid expansion at Midway in the early 2000s, and was the airport's dominant carrier prior to 2004, using 14 of the 17 gates in Concourse A.
- Today, Southwest Airlines is the largest airline serving Midway with 253 daily flights.
- In July 1949 the airport was renamed after the Battle of Midway.
- Because of Chicago Midway International Airport's relatively low elevation of 620 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago Midway 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 furthest airport from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,083 miles (17,836 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Chicago has considered privatizing the airport, but the deals fell through in 2009 and 2013.
- The closest airport to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNW of MDW.