Nonstop flight route between Sibu, Malaysia and Kigoma, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sibu Airport (SBW), Sibu, Malaysia and Kigoma Airport (TKQ), Kigoma, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,703 miles (or 9,178 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 Kigoma 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 Kigoma 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: | TKQ / HTKA |
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Location: | Kigoma, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°53'5"S by 29°40'13"E |
Area Served: | Kigoma |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2700 feet (823 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TKQ |
More Information: | TKQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sibu Airport (SBW):
- Sibu Airport handled 1,383,887 passengers last year.
- Sibu Airport (SBW) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sibu Airport is an airport located 23 km east south east of Sibu, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia.
- The old airport has been demolished to make way for Laila Taib College and Tun Zaidi Stadium.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sibu Airport", other names for SBW include "Lapangan Terbang Sibu", "诗巫机场" and "WBGS".
- The brand new check-in counters of the airport were opened on 19 December 2011.
Facts about Kigoma Airport (TKQ):
- In addition to being known as "Kigoma Airport", another name for TKQ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma (Swahili)".
- Kigoma Airport handled 37,652 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Kalemie Airport (FMI), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of TKQ.
- The furthest airport from Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Kigoma Airport (TKQ) currently has only 1 runway.