Nonstop flight route between Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RMAF Butterworth (BWH), Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia and Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD), Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,864 miles (or 9,437 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 Trondheim Airport, Værnes, 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 Trondheim Airport, Værnes. 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: | TRD / ENVA |
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| Location: | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°27'27"N by 10°55'27"E |
| Area Served: | Trondheim, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TRD |
| More Information: | TRD Maps & Info |
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (BWH):
- On 30 June 1988, the airfield was handed over by RAAF to the Royal Malaysian Air Force and was renamed as RMAF Station Butterworth.
- The RAF airfield was subsequently captured by units of the advancing 25th Army on 20 December 1941 and the control of the airbase was to remain in the hands of IJA until the end of hostilities in September 1945.
- 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.
- 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.
- Another notable unit was the No.
- 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 Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD):
- The furthest airport from Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,048 miles (17,780 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport also has a diagonal runway, which runs 14/32, roughly northwest–southeast.
- The main runway is 2,999 metres long, and runs east–west at 09/27.
- Trondheim Airport, Værnes handled 4,313,547 passengers last year.
- In 1956, NATO approved the plans for Værnes to be financed through its infrastructure investment plan, after rejecting proposals for Heimdal.
- After World War II, there was only general aviation at Værnes, organized by two clubs, Værnes flyklubb and NTH flyklubb.
- Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) is Røros Airport (RRS), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSE of TRD.
- Værnes was surrendered to Luftwaffe on 9 April 1940, during the German occupation of Norway.
- Because of Trondheim Airport, Værnes's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Trondheim Airport, Værnes 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 addition to being known as "Trondheim Airport, Værnes", another name for TRD is "Trondheim lufthavn, Værnes".
