Nonstop flight route between Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Penang, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fulton County Airport (FTY), Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Penang International Airport (PEN), Penang, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,719 miles (or 15,641 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 Fulton County Airport and Penang International 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 Fulton County Airport and Penang International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Fulton County Airport (FTY):

• Fulton County Airport (FTY) has 3 runways.
• For the 12-month period ending May 8, 2008, the airport had 125,061 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 342 per day.
• It is a local Class D airport located just west of Atlanta and the nearest airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and handles much of the general aviation traffic that would otherwise go there.
• Fulton County Airport, also known as Charlie Brown Field, is a county owned, public use airport in Fulton County, Georgia, United States.
• The furthest airport from Fulton County Airport (FTY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Fulton County Airport's relatively low elevation of 841 feet, planes can take off or land at Fulton County 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.
• It is located very near Interstate 20, Interstate 285, and the Chattahoochee River, just outside the Atlanta city limits.
• The closest airport to Fulton County Airport (FTY) is Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) N of FTY.
• In addition to being known as "Fulton County Airport", another name for FTY is "Charlie Brown Field".

Facts about Penang International Airport (PEN):

• There are 3 different buses routes that air passengers could board to reach to different parts of the island listed below.
• In 2013, over 5.48 million passengers used Penang International Airport.
• Penang International Airport handled 5,487,751 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Penang International Airport (PEN) is Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU), which is nearly antipodal to Penang International Airport (meaning Penang International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Piura, Peru.
• The closest airport to Penang International Airport (PEN) is RMAF Butterworth (BWH), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NE of PEN.
• In addition to being known as "Penang International Airport", another name for PEN is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang".
• Because of Penang International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Penang International 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.
• Penang International Airport, previously known as Bayan Lepas International Airport, is situated in the Bayan Lepas area that at southeast of Penang Island, Malaysia.
• Penang International Airport (PEN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Reports in newspapers recently suggest that the new low-cost carrier terminal is approaching final stages.