Nonstop flight route between Penang, Malaysia and David, Chiriquí Province, Panama:
Departure Airport:
(5°17'49"N by 100°16'36"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°23'27"N by 82°26'6"W)
Distance from PEN to DAV:
11,472.75 miles (18,463.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Penang International Airport (PEN), Penang, Malaysia and Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV), David, Chiriquí Province, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,473 miles (or 18,464 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 Penang International Airport and Enrique Malek 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 Penang International Airport and Enrique Malek International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PEN / WMKP |
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| Location: | Penang, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°17'49"N by 100°16'36"E |
| Area Served: | Penang, Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PEN |
| More Information: | PEN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAV / MPDA |
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| Location: | David, Chiriquí Province, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°23'27"N by 82°26'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Direccion Nacional De Aeronautica Civil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DAV |
| More Information: | DAV Maps & Info |
Facts about Penang International Airport (PEN):
- The closest airport to Penang International Airport (PEN) is RMAF Butterworth (BWH), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NE of PEN.
- Penang International Airport is a medium-sized airport with good connections to major cities in South East Asia.
- 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.
- Penang International Airport (PEN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 handled 5,487,751 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Penang International Airport", another name for PEN is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang".
- The airport is the hub of two low-cost carriers, namely Firefly and AirAsia.
Facts about Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV):
- Because of Enrique Malek International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Enrique Malek 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.
- In October 2009, a campaign for Direct flights between DAV and the USA was relaunched and statistics are being kept of passengers interested in travel along this future route.DAV Direct Blog
- On 13 July 1943, there was an accident at this airfield that claimed the life of 12 airmen when their B-17 Flying Fortress stalled during approach and crashed in the runway.
- In addition to being known as "Enrique Malek International Airport", another name for DAV is "Aeropuerto Internacional Enrique Malek".
- The furthest airport from Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Enrique Malek International Airport (meaning Enrique Malek International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) is Coto 47 Airport (OTR), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WNW of DAV.
- During heavy travel times, the airport registers 900 operations monthly, serving approximately 20,000 passengers from Mexico, the United States, Canada and Central America.
- Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.08 miles (22.65 km) NE | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 14.08 miles (22.65 km) NE | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 62.58 miles (100.71 km) N | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 75.42 miles (121.38 km) SE | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 80.13 miles (128.96 km) SSE | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 80.74 miles (129.95 km) NNW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 113.31 miles (182.35 km) N | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 8 | 119.18 miles (191.80 km) NNE | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| 9 | 150.09 miles (241.54 km) SW | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 151.03 miles (243.05 km) ENE | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 159.38 miles (256.50 km) NNW | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 12 | 163.29 miles (262.79 km) SW | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 173.42 miles (279.09 km) SSE | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 14 | 178.24 miles (286.85 km) SSE | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 201.82 miles (324.80 km) SSE | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,374.97 miles (19,915.53 km) E | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,371.55 miles (19,910.03 km) SSE | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,343.68 miles (19,865.18 km) SSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,333.60 miles (19,848.95 km) S | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,320.26 miles (19,827.49 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,308.02 miles (19,807.78 km) SSE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,306.96 miles (19,806.09 km) S | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,294.03 miles (19,785.27 km) WSW | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,283.89 miles (19,768.95 km) SSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,262.82 miles (19,735.05 km) SSW | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,239.86 miles (19,698.10 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,219.58 miles (19,665.46 km) S | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,206.02 miles (19,643.64 km) SSE | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,202.04 miles (19,637.23 km) SSW | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 12,193.84 miles (19,624.04 km) WSW | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.11 miles (62.95 km) WNW | Coto 47 Airport (OTR) | Coto 47, Costa Rica | |
| 2 | 54.15 miles (87.15 km) WNW | Golfito Airport (GLF) | Golfito, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 59.92 miles (96.44 km) W | Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 66.81 miles (107.52 km) N | Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 5 | 74.18 miles (119.39 km) N | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 6 | 80.51 miles (129.56 km) WNW | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | |
| 7 | 81.14 miles (130.58 km) NW | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 86.31 miles (138.90 km) WNW | Drake Bay Airport (DRK) | Drake Bay, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 104.03 miles (167.42 km) ESE | Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) | Santiago de Veraguas, Panama | |
| 10 | 115.41 miles (185.74 km) NNW | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 136.62 miles (219.86 km) WNW | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 156.77 miles (252.30 km) NW | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 157.71 miles (253.81 km) E | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) | Cocle, Panama | |
| 14 | 158.82 miles (255.60 km) NW | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 164.02 miles (263.96 km) NW | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,169.71 miles (19,585.20 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,983.67 miles (19,285.80 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,977.91 miles (19,276.53 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,925.60 miles (19,192.34 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,879.14 miles (19,117.57 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,871.03 miles (19,104.52 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,865.02 miles (19,094.86 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,849.41 miles (19,069.74 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,816.79 miles (19,017.23 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,810.23 miles (19,006.67 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,794.41 miles (18,981.21 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,781.10 miles (18,959.79 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,776.39 miles (18,952.21 km) S | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,769.40 miles (18,940.96 km) SSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,748.20 miles (18,906.84 km) S | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |