Nonstop flight route between Bintulu, Malaysia and Yushu County, Qinghai, China:
Departure Airport:
(3°7'27"N by 113°1'10"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°50'21"N by 97°2'20"E)
Distance from BTU to YUS:
2,298.84 miles (3,699.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bintulu Airport (BTU), Bintulu, Malaysia and Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), Yushu County, Qinghai, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,299 miles (or 3,700 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 relatively short distance between Bintulu Airport and Yushu Batang Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | YUS / ZLYS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yushu County, Qinghai, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'21"N by 97°2'20"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 12762 feet (3,890 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from YUS |
| More Information: | YUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Bintulu Airport (BTU):
- 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.
- On 1 July 1968, Malaysia-Singapore Airlines introduced scheduled Fokker 27 services into Bintulu.
- Bintulu Airport handled 779,774 passengers last year.
- In September 2005, first low-cost airline in Malaysia, AirAsia started operating in Bintulu airport.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Bintulu Airport (BTU) is Belaga Airport (BLG), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) ESE of BTU.
Facts about Yushu Batang Airport (YUS):
- Because of Yushu Batang Airport's high elevation of 12,762 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at YUS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make YUS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,813 miles (19,012 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Yushu Batang Airport", other names for YUS include "玉树巴塘机场" and "Yùshù Batáng Jīchǎng".
- The Yushu Batang Airport is the airport serving Yushu City in Qinghai Province, China.
- Yushu Batang Airport has a 3,800 meter-long runway, and can receive A319 aircraft.
- The closest airport to Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) is Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) S of YUS.
| 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 | 157.97 miles (254.23 km) S | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 2 | 277.39 miles (446.42 km) NNW | Golmud Airport (GOQ) | Golmud, Qinghai, China | |
| 3 | 292.00 miles (469.93 km) SW | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 4 | 301.36 miles (484.98 km) SE | Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) | Daocheng, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 341.95 miles (550.31 km) SSW | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 6 | 342.64 miles (551.43 km) S | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 7 | 348.64 miles (561.09 km) SSW | Along Airport (IXV) | Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 8 | 349.34 miles (562.21 km) ENE | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 9 | 375.25 miles (603.90 km) SSW | Daporijo Airport (DEP) | Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 10 | 381.69 miles (614.27 km) NE | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China | |
| 11 | 382.46 miles (615.51 km) SSE | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 12 | 385.74 miles (620.79 km) E | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (JZH) | Songpan County, Sichuan, China | |
| 13 | 389.33 miles (626.57 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) | Dibrugarh, India | |
| 14 | 389.33 miles (626.57 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (MOH) | Mohanbari, India | |
| 15 | 410.27 miles (660.26 km) SSW | Ziro Airport (ZER) | Ziro, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,813.40 miles (19,011.78 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,778.63 miles (18,955.81 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 3 | 11,770.92 miles (18,943.41 km) W | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,764.83 miles (18,933.61 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,733.59 miles (18,883.34 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,731.56 miles (18,880.07 km) W | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,728.73 miles (18,875.52 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,714.67 miles (18,852.88 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,713.59 miles (18,851.14 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,680.26 miles (18,797.51 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,676.86 miles (18,792.04 km) SW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,670.32 miles (18,781.51 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,650.74 miles (18,750.01 km) WSW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,650.52 miles (18,749.64 km) WSW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,646.31 miles (18,742.87 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |