Nonstop flight route between Sibu, Malaysia and Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sibu Airport (SBW), Sibu, Malaysia and Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC), Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,171 miles (or 17,977 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 Sibu Airport and Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" 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 Sibu Airport and Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" 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: | SBW / |
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Location: | Sibu, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°15'51"N by 111°58'57"E |
Area Served: | Bintangor, Sarikei, Kapit, and Sibu, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 122 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBW |
More Information: | SBW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOC / MPBO |
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Location: | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°20'26"N by 82°15'2"W |
Area Served: | Bocas del Toro, Isla Colón, Panama |
Operator/Owner: | Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOC |
More Information: | BOC Maps & Info |
Facts about Sibu Airport (SBW):
- Sibu Airport handled 1,383,887 passengers last year.
- The old airport has been demolished to make way for Laila Taib College and Tun Zaidi Stadium.
- The closest airport to Sibu Airport (SBW) is Mukah Airport (MKM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of SBW.
- The first airport in Sibu was built in Teku, during World War II by the Japanese as a basic air strip.
- The airport underwent an expansion project that involved upgrading of the terminal building, car park and the addition of more aerobridges.
- The upgraded terminal started its operation on 31 July 2012.
- In addition to being known as "Sibu Airport", other names for SBW include "Lapangan Terbang Sibu", "诗巫机场" and "WBGS".
- 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.
- Sibu Airport (SBW) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC):
- In addition to being known as "Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport", another name for BOC is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón"".
- Because of Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" 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 Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) is Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WNW of BOC.
- The airport does not have filtered or treated water.
- The furthest airport from Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (meaning Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,230 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) currently has only 1 runway.