Nonstop flight route between Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia and Kekaha, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kerteh Airport (KTE), Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia and PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), Kekaha, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,523 miles (or 10,498 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 Kerteh Airport and PMRF Barking Sands, 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 Kerteh Airport and PMRF Barking Sands. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTE / WMKE |
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Location: | Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°32'14"N by 103°35'35"E |
Area Served: | Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Petronas |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTE |
More Information: | KTE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKH / PHBK |
Airport Name: | PMRF Barking Sands |
Location: | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°1'22"N by 159°47'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKH |
More Information: | BKH Maps & Info |
Facts about Kerteh Airport (KTE):
- Kerteh Airport (KTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kerteh Airport (KTE) is Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SSW of KTE.
- The furthest airport from Kerteh Airport (KTE) is Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS), which is nearly antipodal to Kerteh Airport (meaning Kerteh Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport), and is located 12,341 miles (19,861 kilometers) away in Yurimaguas, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Kerteh Airport", another name for KTE is "Lapangan Terbang Kerteh".
- Because of Kerteh Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Kerteh 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.
Facts about PMRF Barking Sands (BKH):
- The furthest airport from PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Gobabis Airport (GOG), which is nearly antipodal to PMRF Barking Sands (meaning PMRF Barking Sands is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobabis Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Gobabis, Namibia.
- PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1921, the land area known as the Barking Sands was acquired by the Kekaha Sugar Company and became a runway for private planes.
- The base has support facilities at Port Allen, Makaha Ridge, and Koke'e State Park.
- The closest airport to PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Port Allen Airport (PAK), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) SE of BKH.
- When North Korea threatened to launch Taepodong-2 ICBMs toward Hawaii in 2009, the US temporarily deployed THAAD missile batteries to the facility.
- Because of PMRF Barking Sands's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at PMRF Barking Sands 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.