Nonstop flight route between Bintulu, Malaysia and Roatán, Honduras:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bintulu Airport (BTU), Bintulu, Malaysia and Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB), Roatán, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,543 miles (or 16,968 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 Bintulu Airport and Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands, 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 Bintulu Airport and Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTU / WBGB |
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Location: | Bintulu, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°7'27"N by 113°1'10"E |
Area Served: | Bintulu Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 74 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTU |
More Information: | BTU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RTB / MHRO |
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Location: | Roatán, Honduras |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°19'1"N by 86°31'19"W |
Operator/Owner: | InterAirports |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RTB |
More Information: | RTB Maps & Info |
Facts about Bintulu Airport (BTU):
- In 1963, bigger types of aircraft such as DC-3 services were introduced.
- Because of Bintulu Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Bintulu 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bintulu Airport", other names for BTU include "Lapangan Terbang Bintulu" and "民都鲁机场".
- The furthest airport from Bintulu Airport (BTU) is Carauari Airport (CAF), which is nearly antipodal to Bintulu Airport (meaning Bintulu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carauari Airport), and is located 12,315 miles (19,820 kilometers) away in Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Bintulu Airport handled 779,774 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Bintulu Airport (BTU) is Belaga Airport (BLG), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) ESE of BTU.
- Bintulu Airport (BTU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB):
- Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Duty shop, Coffee shop and two café/bars, one each in the check-in and transit area.
- The closest airport to Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) is Guanaja Airport (GJA), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) ENE of RTB.
- Because of Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands 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 "Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands", another name for RTB is "Aeropuerto Internacional Roatán – Bay Islands".
- The furthest airport from Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (meaning Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,074 miles (19,431 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.