Nonstop flight route between Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Kherson, Ukraine:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RMAF Butterworth (BWH), Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Kherson International Airport (KHE), Kherson, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,902 miles (or 7,889 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 Kherson International 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 Kherson International 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: | KHE / |
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Location: | Kherson, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°40'5"N by 32°30'7"E |
Area Served: | Kherson |
Operator/Owner: | Kherson airlines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 148 feet (45 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KHE |
More Information: | KHE Maps & Info |
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (BWH):
- RMAF Butterworth (BWH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to RMAF Butterworth (BWH) is RMAF Butterworth (UTE), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BWH.
- RAF Butterworth was officially opened in October 1941, as a Royal Air Force station which was a part of the British defence plan for defending the Malayan Peninsula against an imminent threat of invasion by the Imperial Japanese forces during World War II.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Kherson International Airport (KHE):
- In addition to being known as "Kherson International Airport", other names for KHE include "Міжнародний аеропорт Херсон" and "UKOH".
- The furthest airport from Kherson International Airport (KHE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,022 miles (17,739 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Kherson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Kherson International 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 Kherson International Airport (KHE) is International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) NW of KHE.