Nonstop flight route between Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States and Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States and RMAF Butterworth (BWH), Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,189 miles (or 14,788 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 Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport and RMAF Butterworth, 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 Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport and RMAF Butterworth. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDR / KBDR | 
| Airport Name: | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport | 
| Location: | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°9'47"N by 73°7'33"W | 
| Area Served: | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Bridgeport | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BDR | 
| More Information: | BDR Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR):
- In February 2007 state legislators from Bridgeport, in an effort to force expansion, introduced legislation allowing the State of Connecticut to take over the airport.
- The airport has been the subject of heated debate in Stratford and Bridgeport.
- Because of Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial 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 Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,765 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) has 2 runways.
- On October 17, 1962 President John F.
- The closest airport to Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) is Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of BDR.
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (BWH):
- The closest airport to RMAF Butterworth (BWH) is RMAF Butterworth (UTE), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BWH.
- During this period, No.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "RMAF Butterworth", another name for BWH is "TUDM Butterworth".
- On 30 June 1988, the airfield was handed over by RAAF to the Royal Malaysian Air Force and was renamed as RMAF Station Butterworth.
- Another notable unit was the 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.




