Nonstop flight route between Bintulu, Malaysia and Truckee, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bintulu Airport (BTU), Bintulu, Malaysia and Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), Truckee, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,972 miles (or 12,830 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 Truckee Tahoe 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 Bintulu Airport and Truckee Tahoe Airport. 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | TKF / KTRK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Truckee, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°19'12"N by 120°8'21"W | 
| Area Served: | Truckee, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | Truckee Tahoe Airport District | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5900 feet (1,798 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TKF | 
| More Information: | TKF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bintulu Airport (BTU):
- History of Bintulu airport began in early 1937 when the British colony built an airfield situated between a river at one end and the sea coast at the other end.
- Bintulu Airport (BTU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- On 1 July 1968, Malaysia-Singapore Airlines introduced scheduled Fokker 27 services into Bintulu.
- In addition to being known as "Bintulu Airport", other names for BTU include "Lapangan Terbang Bintulu" and "民都鲁机场".
- The closest airport to Bintulu Airport (BTU) is Belaga Airport (BLG), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) ESE of BTU.
- Bintulu Airport handled 779,774 passengers last year.
- 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.
Facts about Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF):
- The closest airport to Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ENE of TKF.
- Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) has 2 runways.
- Because of Truckee Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 5,900 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TKF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TKF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Truckee Tahoe Airport", another name for TKF is "TRK".
- The furthest airport from Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,197 miles (18,020 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- 100LL and Jet A are available 7am - 7pm, and self serve 100LL is available 7am - 9pm.




