Nonstop flight route between Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Debre Tabor, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(5°27'57"N by 100°23'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°53'5"N by 38°0'32"E)
Distance from BWH to DBT:
4,276.08 miles (6,881.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RMAF Butterworth (BWH), Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Debre Tabor Airport (DBT), Debre Tabor, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,276 miles (or 6,882 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 Debre Tabor 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 Debre Tabor 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | DBT / HADT |
| Airport Name: | Debre Tabor Airport |
| Location: | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°53'5"N by 38°0'32"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from DBT |
| More Information: | DBT Maps & Info |
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (BWH):
- The closest airport to RMAF Butterworth (BWH) is RMAF Butterworth (UTE), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BWH.
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- 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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- RMAF Butterworth (BWH) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "RMAF Butterworth", another name for BWH is "TUDM Butterworth".
Facts about Debre Tabor Airport (DBT):
- The furthest airport from Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Debre Tabor Airport (meaning Debre Tabor Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,614 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Debre Tabor Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Debre Tabor 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 Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) is Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) NW of DBT.
| 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 | 58.58 miles (94.27 km) NW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 66.68 miles (107.31 km) E | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 94.30 miles (151.76 km) SSE | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 127.92 miles (205.86 km) ESE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 150.03 miles (241.46 km) NE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 154.37 miles (248.43 km) NNW | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 163.94 miles (263.84 km) NNE | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 203.65 miles (327.74 km) WNW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 9 | 207.93 miles (334.63 km) SSE | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 243.05 miles (391.16 km) NNE | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 11 | 254.21 miles (409.12 km) NW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 12 | 265.59 miles (427.42 km) WSW | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 266.98 miles (429.66 km) NNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 14 | 277.83 miles (447.12 km) NNE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 15 | 292.94 miles (471.45 km) SW | Beica Airport (BEI) | Beica, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,187.36 miles (19,613.60 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,155.03 miles (19,561.58 km) SSW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,147.40 miles (19,549.29 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,110.57 miles (19,490.03 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,100.31 miles (19,473.51 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,093.30 miles (19,462.23 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,058.17 miles (19,405.69 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,048.76 miles (19,390.55 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,045.64 miles (19,385.53 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,003.48 miles (19,317.69 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,991.95 miles (19,299.13 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,940.29 miles (19,215.99 km) ESE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,883.49 miles (19,124.57 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,882.51 miles (19,122.99 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,794.46 miles (18,981.30 km) SE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |