Nonstop flight route between Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Columbus, Indiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(5°27'57"N by 100°23'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°15'42"N by 85°53'47"W)
Distance from BWH to CLU:
9,320.40 miles (14,999.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RMAF Butterworth (BWH), Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU), Columbus, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,320 miles (or 15,000 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 Columbus Municipal 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 Columbus Municipal 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: | CLU / KBAK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Columbus, Indiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°15'42"N by 85°53'47"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Columbus |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLU |
| More Information: | CLU Maps & Info |
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (BWH):
- 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.
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- The closest airport to RMAF Butterworth (BWH) is RMAF Butterworth (UTE), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BWH.
- RMAF Butterworth (BWH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "RMAF Butterworth", another name for BWH is "TUDM Butterworth".
- 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.
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU):
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", another name for CLU is "BAK".
- The closest airport to Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) is Freeman Municipal Airport (SER), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of CLU.
- The furthest airport from Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,219 miles (18,054 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Columbus Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbus Municipal 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.
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) has 2 runways.
| 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 | 23.31 miles (37.51 km) S | Freeman Municipal Airport (SER) | Seymour, Indiana, United States | |
| 2 | 37.49 miles (60.34 km) NNE | Pope Field (GFD) | Greenfield, Indiana, United States | |
| 3 | 37.95 miles (61.07 km) NW | Indianapolis International Airport (IND) | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| 4 | 39.39 miles (63.38 km) WSW | Monroe County Airport (BMG) | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | |
| 5 | 41.44 miles (66.69 km) SW | Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport (BFR) | Bedford, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 41.71 miles (67.13 km) SE | Madison Municipal Airport (MDN) | Madison, Indiana, United States | |
| 7 | 50.74 miles (81.66 km) NE | Mettel Field (CEV) | Connersville, Indiana, United States | |
| 8 | 60.41 miles (97.22 km) NNE | Anderson Municipal Airport (AID) | Anderson, Indiana, United States | |
| 9 | 61.66 miles (99.23 km) ENE | Miami University Airport (OXD) | Oxford, Ohio, United States | |
| 10 | 65.68 miles (105.70 km) SW | French Lick Municipal Airport (FRH) | French Lick, Indiana, United States | |
| 11 | 65.73 miles (105.78 km) ENE | Richmond Municipal Airport (RID) | Richmond, Indiana, United States | |
| 12 | 67.45 miles (108.55 km) ESE | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) | Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States | |
| 13 | 72.53 miles (116.72 km) S | Bowman Field (LOU) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 14 | 72.78 miles (117.13 km) NNE | Delaware County Regional Airport (MIE) | Muncie, Indiana, United States | |
| 15 | 73.81 miles (118.78 km) E | Butler County Regional Airport (HAO) | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,218.50 miles (18,054.38 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,195.94 miles (18,018.07 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,172.73 miles (17,980.73 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,172.56 miles (17,980.45 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,136.94 miles (17,923.13 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,122.35 miles (17,899.65 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,112.77 miles (17,884.22 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,101.02 miles (17,865.31 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,100.95 miles (17,865.20 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,077.59 miles (17,827.60 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,058.06 miles (17,796.18 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,031.95 miles (17,754.17 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,010.23 miles (17,719.20 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,005.42 miles (17,711.46 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,980.10 miles (17,670.71 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |