Nonstop flight route between Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Kennett, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RMAF Butterworth (BWH), Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Kennett Memorial Airport (KNT), Kennett, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,478 miles (or 15,253 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 Kennett Memorial 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 Kennett Memorial 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: | KNT / KTKX |
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Location: | Kennett, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°13'32"N by 90°2'12"W |
Area Served: | Kennett, Missouri |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kennett |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KNT |
More Information: | KNT Maps & Info |
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (BWH):
- 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.
- 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.
- RMAF Butterworth (BWH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "RMAF Butterworth", another name for BWH is "TUDM Butterworth".
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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.
Facts about Kennett Memorial Airport (KNT):
- The closest airport to Kennett Memorial Airport (KNT) is Arkansas International Airport (BYH), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) SSE of KNT.
- In addition to being known as "Kennett Memorial Airport", another name for KNT is "TKX".
- The furthest airport from Kennett Memorial Airport (KNT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,011 miles (17,720 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Kennett Memorial Airport (KNT) has 2 runways.
- Because of Kennett Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Kennett Memorial 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.