Nonstop flight route between Clifton/Morenci, Arizona, United States and Bintulu, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greenlee County Airport (CFT), Clifton/Morenci, Arizona, United States and Bintulu Airport (BTU), Bintulu, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,720 miles (or 14,034 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 Greenlee County Airport and Bintulu 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 Greenlee County Airport and Bintulu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFT / KCFT |
Airport Name: | Greenlee County Airport |
Location: | Clifton/Morenci, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°57'24"N by 109°12'39"W |
Area Served: | Clifton/Morenci, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | Greenlee County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3798 feet (1,158 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CFT |
More Information: | CFT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTU / WBGB |
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Location: | Bintulu, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°7'27"N by 113°1'10"E |
Area Served: | Bintulu Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 74 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTU |
More Information: | BTU Maps & Info |
Facts about Greenlee County Airport (CFT):
- The closest airport to Greenlee County Airport (CFT) is Safford Regional Airport (SAD), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of CFT.
- Greenlee County Airport (CFT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Greenlee County Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States.
- The furthest airport from Greenlee County Airport (CFT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,416 miles (18,373 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Bintulu Airport (BTU):
- The closest airport to Bintulu Airport (BTU) is Belaga Airport (BLG), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) ESE of BTU.
- The furthest airport from Bintulu Airport (BTU) is Carauari Airport (CAF), which is nearly antipodal to Bintulu Airport (meaning Bintulu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carauari Airport), and is located 12,315 miles (19,820 kilometers) away in Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Bintulu Airport (BTU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In September 2005, first low-cost airline in Malaysia, AirAsia started operating in Bintulu airport.
- Bintulu Airport handled 779,774 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Bintulu Airport", other names for BTU include "Lapangan Terbang Bintulu" and "民都鲁机场".
- Bintulu old airport was open for operation on 1 September 1955, with a grass-surface runway catering for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide and Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer aircraft operated by Borneo Airways.
- Because of Bintulu Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Bintulu 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.