Nonstop flight route between Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan and Meghauli, Nepal:
Departure Airport:
(27°33'46"N by 90°44'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(27°34'37"N by 84°13'44"E)
Distance from BUT to MEY:
399.14 miles (642.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bathpalathang Airport (BUT), Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan and Meghauli Airport (MEY), Meghauli, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 399 miles (or 642 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 Bathpalathang Airport and Meghauli Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUT / VQBT |
| Airport Name: | Bathpalathang Airport |
| Location: | Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°33'46"N by 90°44'47"E |
| Area Served: | Jakar, Bhutan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8858 feet (2,700 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUT |
| More Information: | BUT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEY / VNMG |
| Airport Name: | Meghauli Airport |
| Location: | Meghauli, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°34'37"N by 84°13'44"E |
| Area Served: | Meghauli, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 600 feet (183 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEY |
| More Information: | MEY Maps & Info |
Facts about Bathpalathang Airport (BUT):
- Because of Bathpalathang Airport's high elevation of 8,858 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BUT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BUT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,332 miles (18,237 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Both Drukair and Tashi Air conducted inaugural flights to Bathpalathang on 17 December 2011—coinciding with the national day of Bhutan.
- Airport construction at Bathpalathang met several delays, including soil instability under the runway, funding, labor and material shortages, and nearby river protection and diversion, each of which underpinned the ultimate success of any airport at the site.
- The airport has been in development since the Royal Bhutanese Government's 10th Five Year Plan.
- The closest airport to Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) is Paro International Airport (PBH), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) W of BUT.
Facts about Meghauli Airport (MEY):
- Because of Meghauli Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Meghauli 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 Meghauli Airport (MEY) is Bharatpur Airport (BHR), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MEY.
- The furthest airport from Meghauli Airport (MEY) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,599 miles (18,667 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 81.96 miles (131.90 km) W | Paro International Airport (PBH) | Paro, Bhutan |     |
| 2 | 99.03 miles (159.38 km) SW | Cooch Behar Airport (COH) | Cooch Behar, India | |
| 3 | 111.03 miles (178.69 km) SSW | Rupsi Airport (RUP) | Rupsi, Meghalaya, India | |
| 4 | 113.17 miles (182.13 km) SSE | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) | Guwahati, India | |
| 5 | 120.30 miles (193.60 km) N | Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) | Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 6 | 138.56 miles (222.99 km) ESE | Tezpur Airport (TEZ) | Tezpur, Assam, India | |
| 7 | 141.30 miles (227.40 km) SW | Lalmonirhat Airport (LLJ) | Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh | |
| 8 | 149.30 miles (240.28 km) SSE | Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL) | Shillong, India | |
| 9 | 151.40 miles (243.65 km) NW | Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) | Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 10 | 160.67 miles (258.58 km) WSW | Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) | Bagdogra, India | |
| 11 | 168.54 miles (271.23 km) SW | Saidpur Airport (SPD) | Saidpur, Bangladesh | |
| 12 | 177.83 miles (286.18 km) WSW | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) | Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal | |
| 13 | 188.74 miles (303.74 km) E | Ziro Airport (ZER) | Ziro, India | |
| 14 | 192.55 miles (309.88 km) SSE | MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) | Sylhet, Bangladesh | |
| 15 | 206.35 miles (332.08 km) E | Lilabari Airport (IXI) | Assam, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,332.21 miles (18,237.37 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,314.33 miles (18,208.61 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,298.52 miles (18,183.15 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,296.04 miles (18,179.17 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 5 | 11,286.30 miles (18,163.49 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,282.42 miles (18,157.25 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,267.71 miles (18,133.58 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,254.28 miles (18,111.96 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,234.50 miles (18,080.13 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,231.23 miles (18,074.86 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,212.83 miles (18,045.25 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,206.26 miles (18,034.68 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,204.94 miles (18,032.56 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,200.30 miles (18,025.10 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,190.30 miles (18,009.00 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.12 miles (22.72 km) ENE | Bharatpur Airport (BHR) | Bharatpur, Nepal | |
| 2 | 37.93 miles (61.05 km) NW | Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) | Chaurjhari, Nepal | |
| 3 | 45.65 miles (73.47 km) NNW | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| 4 | 50.04 miles (80.53 km) W | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) | Bhairawa, Nepal | |
| 5 | 69.66 miles (112.10 km) E | Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| 6 | 75.14 miles (120.93 km) SW | Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) | Gorakhpur, India | |
| 7 | 88.79 miles (142.89 km) NNW | Jomsom Airport (JMO) | Jomsom, Nepal | |
| 8 | 113.03 miles (181.91 km) E | Ramechhap Airport (RHP) | Ramechhap, Nepal | |
| 9 | 120.17 miles (193.39 km) ESE | Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) | Janakpur, Nepal | |
| 10 | 120.91 miles (194.59 km) SE | Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU) | Muzzafarpur, India | |
| 11 | 129.73 miles (208.77 km) NW | Dolpa Airport (DOP) | Dolpa, Nepal | |
| 12 | 143.61 miles (231.12 km) E | Rumjatar Airport (RUM) | Rumjatar, Nepal | |
| 13 | 143.67 miles (231.21 km) WNW | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) | Rukumkot, Nepal | |
| 14 | 144.36 miles (232.32 km) E | Phaplu Airport (PPL) | Phaplu, Nepal | |
| 15 | 147.06 miles (236.67 km) SSE | Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT) | Patna, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,599.16 miles (18,667.00 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,969.70 miles (17,653.97 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,944.08 miles (17,612.74 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,942.41 miles (17,610.05 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,938.11 miles (17,603.14 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 6 | 10,919.53 miles (17,573.23 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,900.03 miles (17,541.86 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,898.18 miles (17,538.88 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,897.51 miles (17,537.79 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,894.73 miles (17,533.32 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,887.29 miles (17,521.36 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,884.48 miles (17,516.83 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,863.53 miles (17,483.11 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,856.33 miles (17,471.52 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,852.42 miles (17,465.23 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |