Nonstop flight route between Bintulu, Malaysia and Kuparuk, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(3°7'27"N by 113°1'10"E)
Arrival Airport:
(70°19'50"N by 149°35'50"W)
Distance from BTU to UUK:
6,186.20 miles (9,955.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bintulu Airport (BTU), Bintulu, Malaysia and Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK), Kuparuk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,186 miles (or 9,956 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 Ugnu-Kuparuk 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 Ugnu-Kuparuk 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: | UUK / PAKU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°19'50"N by 149°35'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UUK |
| More Information: | UUK Maps & Info |
Facts about Bintulu Airport (BTU):
- Bintulu Airport handled 779,774 passengers last year.
- Bintulu Airport (BTU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bintulu Airport", other names for BTU include "Lapangan Terbang Bintulu" and "民都鲁机场".
- 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 September 2005, first low-cost airline in Malaysia, AirAsia started operating in Bintulu airport.
- The closest airport to Bintulu Airport (BTU) is Belaga Airport (BLG), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) ESE of BTU.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK):
- Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugnu-Kuparuk 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 closest airport to Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ESE of UUK.
- The furthest airport from Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,127 miles (16,298 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport", another name for UUK is "UBW".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 61.24 miles (98.56 km) ESE | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 66.89 miles (107.65 km) WSW | Mukah Airport (MKM) | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 77.24 miles (124.30 km) S | Kapit Airport (KPI) | Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 93.03 miles (149.72 km) SW | Sibu Airport (SBW) | Sibu, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 106.52 miles (171.43 km) NE | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 115.58 miles (186.01 km) NE | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 139.01 miles (223.71 km) ENE | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 150.71 miles (242.54 km) E | Long Lellang Airport (LGL) | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 166.62 miles (268.16 km) SE | Long Apung Airport (LPU) | Long Apung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 167.71 miles (269.90 km) E | Long Banga Airport (LBP) | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 174.18 miles (280.31 km) ENE | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 179.89 miles (289.50 km) NE | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 181.98 miles (292.86 km) NE | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 14 | 188.93 miles (304.05 km) ENE | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 190.28 miles (306.23 km) WSW | Kuching International Airport (KCH) | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,315.44 miles (19,819.73 km) S | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,280.24 miles (19,763.08 km) W | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,249.05 miles (19,712.88 km) E | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,219.56 miles (19,665.43 km) ESE | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,218.65 miles (19,663.96 km) SE | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,218.38 miles (19,663.52 km) ESE | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,162.37 miles (19,573.38 km) WSW | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,122.40 miles (19,509.06 km) SE | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,119.68 miles (19,504.68 km) WSW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,114.14 miles (19,495.78 km) SSW | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,059.98 miles (19,408.61 km) SE | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,024.09 miles (19,350.85 km) ESE | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,018.71 miles (19,342.19 km) ESE | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |
| 14 | 11,997.97 miles (19,308.81 km) E | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,996.52 miles (19,306.49 km) SSW | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.04 miles (45.13 km) ESE | Deadhorse Airport (SCC) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 31.33 miles (50.43 km) W | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 33.89 miles (54.53 km) WSW | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 89.68 miles (144.32 km) SW | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 92.65 miles (149.11 km) WNW | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 127.93 miles (205.88 km) S | Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) | Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 141.17 miles (227.19 km) E | Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) | Barter Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 160.63 miles (258.51 km) SSW | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 175.54 miles (282.51 km) WNW | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 181.79 miles (292.57 km) W | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 181.97 miles (292.86 km) SE | Arctic Village Airport (ARC) | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 197.23 miles (317.41 km) S | Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR) | Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 213.25 miles (343.19 km) S | Coldfoot Airport (CXF) | Coldfoot, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 240.62 miles (387.24 km) W | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 241.02 miles (387.88 km) SSW | Bettles Airport (BTT) | Bettles, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,127.11 miles (16,297.97 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,919.02 miles (15,963.07 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,908.85 miles (15,946.71 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,892.27 miles (15,920.03 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,885.31 miles (15,908.82 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,858.04 miles (15,864.93 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,756.23 miles (15,701.09 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,709.59 miles (15,626.03 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,641.84 miles (15,516.99 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 9,637.55 miles (15,510.09 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,633.74 miles (15,503.97 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,632.18 miles (15,501.46 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,625.79 miles (15,491.18 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,623.59 miles (15,487.63 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,610.86 miles (15,467.14 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |