Nonstop flight route between Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States and Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB), Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States and RMAF Butterworth (BWH), Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,335 miles (or 15,023 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 Eastern WV Regional Airport and RMAF Butterworth, 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 Eastern WV Regional Airport and RMAF Butterworth. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRB / KMRB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°24'6"N by 77°59'4"W | 
| Area Served: | Martinsburg, West Virginia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Eastern WV Regional Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 565 feet (172 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MRB | 
| More Information: | MRB Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWH / WMKB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB):
- The airport covers an area of 1,015 acres at an elevation of 565 feet above mean sea level.
- The airport is mostly used for general aviation.
- In addition to being known as "Eastern WV Regional Airport", another name for MRB is "Shepherd Field".
- The closest airport to Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB) is Winchester Regional Airport (WGO), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of MRB.
- Because of Eastern WV Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 565 feet, planes can take off or land at Eastern WV Regional 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.
- The furthest airport from Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,620 miles (18,701 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (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.
- 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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- 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.
- RMAF Butterworth (BWH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "RMAF Butterworth", another name for BWH is "TUDM Butterworth".




