Nonstop flight route between Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Bakouma, Central African Republic:
Departure Airport:
(5°27'57"N by 100°23'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°41'38"N by 22°48'1"E)
Distance from BWH to BMF:
5,330.91 miles (8,579.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RMAF Butterworth (BWH), Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Bakouma Airport (BMF), Bakouma, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,331 miles (or 8,579 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 RMAF Butterworth and Bakouma 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 RMAF Butterworth and Bakouma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWH / WMKB |
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| Location: | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°27'57"N by 100°23'27"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence (Malaysia) |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BWH |
| More Information: | BWH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMF / FEGM |
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| Location: | Bakouma, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°41'38"N by 22°48'1"E |
| Area Served: | Bakouma |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1640 feet (500 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BMF |
| More Information: | BMF Maps & Info |
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (BWH):
- The furthest airport from RMAF Butterworth (BWH) is Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU), which is nearly antipodal to RMAF Butterworth (meaning RMAF Butterworth is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Piura, Peru.
- The closest airport to RMAF Butterworth (BWH) is RMAF Butterworth (UTE), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BWH.
- In addition to being known as "RMAF Butterworth", another name for BWH is "TUDM Butterworth".
- In 1957, the RAF closed the station and it was transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force and it was promptly renamed as RAAF Station Butterworth, becoming the home to numerous Australian fighter and bomber squadrons stationed in Malaya during the Cold War era.
- Because of RMAF Butterworth's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at RMAF Butterworth 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.
- RMAF Butterworth (BWH) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 30 June 1988, the airfield was handed over by RAAF to the Royal Malaysian Air Force and was renamed as RMAF Station Butterworth.
Facts about Bakouma Airport (BMF):
- Bakouma Airport (BMF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bakouma Airport (BMF) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bakouma Airport (meaning Bakouma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,022 miles (19,347 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Bakouma Airport (BMF) is Bangassou Airport (BGU), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) S of BMF.
- In addition to being known as "Bakouma Airport", another name for BMF is "Bakouma Airport (Bakouma)".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 14.08 miles (22.65 km) SW | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 50.33 miles (80.99 km) N | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 75.06 miles (120.80 km) NW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 78.58 miles (126.46 km) SE | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 88.90 miles (143.08 km) SSE | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 101.36 miles (163.12 km) N | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 8 | 105.13 miles (169.20 km) NNE | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| 9 | 139.36 miles (224.27 km) ENE | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 150.82 miles (242.71 km) NNW | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 11 | 164.09 miles (264.07 km) SW | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 177.22 miles (285.20 km) SW | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 179.95 miles (289.60 km) SSE | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 14 | 184.18 miles (296.41 km) SSE | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 206.03 miles (331.57 km) NNW | Krabi International Airport (KBV) | Krabi, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,365.07 miles (19,899.61 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,358.23 miles (19,888.59 km) SSE | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,344.29 miles (19,866.15 km) S | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,333.91 miles (19,849.45 km) S | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 12,307.96 miles (19,807.70 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,306.03 miles (19,804.59 km) WSW | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,297.96 miles (19,791.60 km) SSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,294.28 miles (19,785.68 km) SSE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,294.20 miles (19,785.55 km) S | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,253.64 miles (19,720.28 km) SSW | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,252.87 miles (19,719.03 km) S | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,207.41 miles (19,645.88 km) S | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,206.66 miles (19,644.67 km) WSW | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,195.14 miles (19,626.12 km) SSW | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 12,194.98 miles (19,625.87 km) W | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.77 miles (101.01 km) S | Bangassou Airport (BGU) | Bangassou, Central African Republic | |
| 2 | 65.27 miles (105.04 km) NNE | Yalinga Airport (AIG) | Yalinga, Central African Republic | |
| 3 | 80.22 miles (129.10 km) NW | Bria Airport (BIV) | Bria, Central African Republic | |
| 4 | 148.23 miles (238.55 km) W | Bambari Airport (BBY) | Bambari, Central African Republic | |
| 5 | 160.27 miles (257.93 km) SW | Gbadolite Airport (BDT) | Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 165.42 miles (266.22 km) ESE | Zemio Airport (IMO) | Zemio, Central African Republic | |
| 7 | 216.79 miles (348.89 km) E | M'Boki Airport (MKI) | Obo, Central African Republic | |
| 8 | 220.72 miles (355.21 km) NNW | Koumala Airport (KOL) | Koumala, Central African Republic | |
| 9 | 241.53 miles (388.70 km) SE | Buta Zega Airport (BZU) | Buta Zega, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 259.49 miles (417.61 km) SSW | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 270.54 miles (435.39 km) NNW | Gordil Airport (GDA) | Gounda, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 278.48 miles (448.17 km) NNW | Gordil Airport (GDI) | Gordil, Central African Republic | |
| 13 | 307.96 miles (495.62 km) WSW | Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) | Bangui, Central African Republic | |
| 14 | 313.95 miles (505.25 km) N | Birao Airport (IRO) | Birao, Central African Republic | |
| 15 | 316.21 miles (508.89 km) W | Bouca Airport (BCF) | Bouca, Central African Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,021.59 miles (19,346.82 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,906.06 miles (19,160.89 km) S | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,622.88 miles (18,705.16 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,607.57 miles (18,680.52 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,579.96 miles (18,636.09 km) SW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,569.81 miles (18,619.76 km) SSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,479.41 miles (18,474.27 km) SSW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,479.12 miles (18,473.81 km) SW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,470.13 miles (18,459.34 km) SSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,468.87 miles (18,457.31 km) SW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,461.65 miles (18,445.69 km) SW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,458.63 miles (18,440.84 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,438.86 miles (18,409.01 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,436.40 miles (18,405.06 km) SW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,418.34 miles (18,376.00 km) SE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |