Nonstop flight route between Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Page, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RMAF Butterworth (BWH), Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Page Municipal Airport (PGA), Page, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,860 miles (or 14,258 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 Page 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 Page 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: | PGA / KPGA | 
| Airport Name: | Page Municipal Airport | 
| Location: | Page, Arizona, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°55'33"N by 111°26'53"W | 
| Area Served: | Page, Arizona | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Page | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4316 feet (1,316 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PGA | 
| More Information: | PGA 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.
 - 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.
 - Another notable unit was the No.
 - 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".
 - 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.
 
Facts about Page Municipal Airport (PGA):
- Page Municipal Airport (PGA) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Page Municipal Airport (PGA) is Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NE of PGA.
 - Because of Page Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,316 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The furthest airport from Page Municipal Airport (PGA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,210 miles (18,040 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 
