Nonstop flight route between Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia and Charleston, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kerteh Airport (KTE), Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia and Charleston International Airport (CHS), Charleston, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,839 miles (or 15,835 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 Charleston 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 Kerteh Airport and Charleston International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kerteh Airport (KTE):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Kerteh Airport (KTE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kerteh Airport", another name for KTE is "Lapangan Terbang Kerteh".

Facts about Charleston International Airport (CHS):

• Charleston International Airport (CHS) has 2 runways.
• General aviation services are located on the east side of the airport and are operated by the Charleston County Aviation Authority.
• Because of Charleston International Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Charleston 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 closest airport to Charleston International Airport (CHS) is Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of CHS.
• During the Korean War, the airfield was reactivated for military use and in 1952, the City of Charleston and the United States Air Force reached an agreement on control of the base and the runways—an arrangement that has been renegotiated over time and that continues to this day.
• Taxis and shuttles are available from CHS to Charleston and other destinations in the Lowcountry.
• Charleston International Airport handled 2,913,265 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Charleston International Airport (CHS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,561 miles (18,606 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• CARTA, the regional mass transit system, serves the airport with three routes that operate seven days a week from 6:00 a.m.
• In addition to being known as "Charleston International Airport", another name for CHS is "Charleston Field".