Nonstop flight route between Chiang Mai, Thailand and Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX), Chiang Mai, Thailand and RMAF Butterworth (BWH), Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 924 miles (or 1,487 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 relatively short distance between Chiang Mai International Airport and RMAF Butterworth, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNX / VTCC | 
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| Location: | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°46'0"N by 98°57'45"E | 
| Area Served: | Chiang Mai Lamphun  | 
                
| Operator/Owner: | Royal Thai Air Force | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 1036 feet (316 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CNX | 
| More Information: | CNX Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX):
- The furthest airport from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,965 miles (19,256 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
 - As a result of the temporary closure of Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2008 due to the protests, Chiang Mai became the alternative stop-over for China Airlines' Taipei-Europe flights and for Swiss International Airlines' Singapore-Zurich flights in the interim.
 - In addition to being known as "Chiang Mai International Airport", another name for CNX is "ท่าอากาศยานเชียงใหม่".
 - Chiang Mai International Airport is an international airport serving Chiang Mai, the capital city of Chiang Mai Province in Thailand.
 - There are two terminals, one for domestic passengers and the other for international flights.
 - Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Chiang Mai International Airport handled 5,463,921 passengers last year.
 - The closest airport to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) is Lampang Airport (LPT), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SE of CNX.
 
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (BWH):
- RMAF Butterworth (BWH) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
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 - In addition to being known as "RMAF Butterworth", another name for BWH is "TUDM Butterworth".
 - Another notable unit was the No.
 - The closest airport to RMAF Butterworth (BWH) is RMAF Butterworth (UTE), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BWH.
 - During the Malayan Emergency that was to last from 1948 to 1960, RAF as well as RAAF and RNZAF units stationed at the airfield played an active role from 1950 in helping to curb the communist insurgency in the jungles of Malaya by attacking suspected hideouts and harassing the communist guerrillas.
 - 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.
 
