Nonstop flight route between Butterworth, South Africa and Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(5°27'57"N by 100°23'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°13'28"N by 19°47'20"E)
Distance from UTE to BSU:
5,564.03 miles (8,954.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RMAF Butterworth (UTE), Butterworth, South Africa and Basankusu Airport (BSU), Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,564 miles (or 8,954 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 RMAF Butterworth and Basankusu 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 RMAF Butterworth and Basankusu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTE / FABU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Butterworth, South Africa |
| 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 UTE |
| More Information: | UTE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSU / FZEN |
| Airport Name: | Basankusu Airport |
| Location: | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°13'28"N by 19°47'20"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1217 feet (371 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BSU |
| More Information: | BSU Maps & Info |
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (UTE):
- The furthest airport from RMAF Butterworth (UTE) 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.
- 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.
- RMAF Butterworth (UTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "RMAF Butterworth", other names for UTE include "TUDM Butterworth", "BWH" and "WMKB".
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- The closest airport to RMAF Butterworth (UTE) is RMAF Butterworth (BWH), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of UTE.
Facts about Basankusu Airport (BSU):
- The furthest airport from Basankusu Airport (BSU) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Basankusu Airport (meaning Basankusu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,140 miles (19,537 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Basankusu Airport (BSU) is Impfondo Airport (ION), which is located 123 miles (198 kilometers) WNW of BSU.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 14.08 miles (22.65 km) SW | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 50.33 miles (80.99 km) N | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 75.06 miles (120.80 km) NW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 78.58 miles (126.46 km) SE | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 88.90 miles (143.08 km) SSE | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 101.36 miles (163.12 km) N | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 8 | 105.13 miles (169.20 km) NNE | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| 9 | 139.36 miles (224.27 km) ENE | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 150.82 miles (242.71 km) NNW | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 11 | 164.09 miles (264.07 km) SW | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 177.22 miles (285.20 km) SW | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 179.95 miles (289.60 km) SSE | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 14 | 184.18 miles (296.41 km) SSE | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 206.03 miles (331.57 km) NNW | Krabi International Airport (KBV) | Krabi, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,365.07 miles (19,899.61 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,358.23 miles (19,888.59 km) SSE | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,344.29 miles (19,866.15 km) S | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,333.91 miles (19,849.45 km) S | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 12,307.96 miles (19,807.70 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,306.03 miles (19,804.59 km) WSW | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,297.96 miles (19,791.60 km) SSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,294.28 miles (19,785.68 km) SSE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,294.20 miles (19,785.55 km) S | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,253.64 miles (19,720.28 km) SSW | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,252.87 miles (19,719.03 km) S | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,207.41 miles (19,645.88 km) S | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,206.66 miles (19,644.67 km) WSW | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,195.14 miles (19,626.12 km) SSW | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 12,194.98 miles (19,625.87 km) W | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 123.06 miles (198.05 km) WNW | Impfondo Airport (ION) | Impfondo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 128.71 miles (207.14 km) SE | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 132.83 miles (213.77 km) SW | Mbandaka Airport (MDK) | Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 134.84 miles (217.00 km) ENE | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 154.35 miles (248.40 km) NW | Bétou Airport (BTB) | Betou, Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 192.67 miles (310.08 km) SSW | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 224.70 miles (361.62 km) NNE | Gbadolite Airport (BDT) | Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 236.15 miles (380.04 km) NNW | Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) | Bangui, Central African Republic | |
| 9 | 242.51 miles (390.29 km) SSW | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 291.66 miles (469.39 km) WSW | Owando Airport (FTX) | Owando, Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 293.84 miles (472.89 km) SE | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 302.98 miles (487.59 km) WSW | Makoua Airport (MKJ) | Makoua, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 308.73 miles (496.86 km) SSW | Nioki Airport (NIO) | Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 316.40 miles (509.20 km) NNW | Bossembélé Airport (BEM) | Bossembélé, Central African Republic | |
| 15 | 316.48 miles (509.33 km) WSW | Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL) | Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,139.66 miles (19,536.84 km) NW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,801.88 miles (18,993.23 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,635.99 miles (18,726.27 km) E | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,340.55 miles (18,250.81 km) SE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,336.38 miles (18,244.10 km) SE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,332.56 miles (18,237.95 km) SE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,284.88 miles (18,161.21 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,261.28 miles (18,123.23 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,254.74 miles (18,112.70 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,249.92 miles (18,104.94 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,242.55 miles (18,093.09 km) SE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,238.01 miles (18,085.78 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,236.43 miles (18,083.24 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,210.14 miles (18,040.93 km) SW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,198.99 miles (18,022.99 km) SSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |