Nonstop flight route between Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Brandon, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RMAF Butterworth (BWH), Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR), Brandon, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,421 miles (or 13,553 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 Brandon Municipal 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 Brandon Municipal 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 |
Airport Names: |
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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: | YBR / CYBR |
Airport Name: | Brandon Municipal Airport |
Location: | Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°54'35"N by 99°57'7"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1343 feet (409 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YBR |
More Information: | YBR Maps & Info |
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (BWH):
- On 30 June 1988, the airfield was handed over by RAAF to the Royal Malaysian Air Force and was renamed as RMAF Station Butterworth.
- The closest airport to RMAF Butterworth (BWH) is RMAF Butterworth (UTE), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BWH.
- 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.
- During the Malayan Emergency that was to last from 1948 to 1960, RAF as well as RAAF and RNZAF units stationed at the airfield played an active role from 1950 in helping to curb the communist insurgency in the jungles of Malaya by attacking suspected hideouts and harassing the communist guerrillas.
- 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.
- RMAF Butterworth (BWH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "RMAF Butterworth", another name for BWH is "TUDM Butterworth".
Facts about Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR):
- Several airlines have operated at Brandon Airport at various times in the past.
- Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,352 miles (16,659 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Although it is the second largest city the Province of Manitoba, the City of Brandon's significantly smaller population in comparison to the City of Winnipeg and the close geographical distance between the two cities ) has historically meant that the Winnipeg International Airport is used as the province's primary airport.
- The closest airport to Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) is Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) E of YBR.
- Brandon Municipal Airport is an airport located 1.6 km north of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.