Nonstop flight route between Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RMAF Butterworth (BWH), Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT), Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,671 miles (or 13,954 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 RMAF Butterworth and Thunder Bay 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 RMAF Butterworth and Thunder Bay 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: | BWH / WMKB |
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Location: | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°27'57"N by 100°23'27"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence (Malaysia) |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWH |
More Information: | BWH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQT / CYQT |
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Location: | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°22'18"N by 89°19'18"W |
Area Served: | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 654 feet (199 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQT |
More Information: | YQT Maps & Info |
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (BWH):
- As of October 2008, the Australian Defence Force continues to maintain a presence at RMAF Butterworth as part of Australia's commitment to the Five Power Defence Arrangements, with No.
- RMAF Butterworth (BWH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from RMAF Butterworth (BWH) is Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU), which is nearly antipodal to RMAF Butterworth (meaning RMAF Butterworth is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Piura, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "RMAF Butterworth", another name for BWH is "TUDM Butterworth".
- The RAF airfield was subsequently captured by units of the advancing 25th Army on 20 December 1941 and the control of the airbase was to remain in the hands of IJA until the end of hostilities in September 1945.
- The closest airport to RMAF Butterworth (BWH) is RMAF Butterworth (UTE), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BWH.
- Because of RMAF Butterworth's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at RMAF Butterworth 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 Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT):
- The furthest airport from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,833 miles (17,435 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Thunder Bay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 654 feet, planes can take off or land at Thunder Bay 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.
- Thunder Bay International Airport handled 761,000 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) is Grand Marais/Cook County Airport (GRM), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) SW of YQT.
- The airport went under major renovations in 1994 with the construction of a new airport terminal building, including two jetways, a large food court, a gift shop and an arcade.
- In addition to being known as "Thunder Bay International Airport", another name for YQT is "Thunder Bay Airport".
- Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) has 2 runways.