Nonstop flight route between Butterworth, South Africa and Mount Cook, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(5°27'57"N by 100°23'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(43°54'24"S by 170°7'41"E)
Distance from UTE to GTN:
5,492.56 miles (8,839.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RMAF Butterworth (UTE), Butterworth, South Africa and Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN), Mount Cook, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,493 miles (or 8,839 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 Glentanner Aerodrome, 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 Glentanner Aerodrome. 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: | GTN / NZGT |
| Airport Name: | Glentanner Aerodrome |
| Location: | Mount Cook, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°54'24"S by 170°7'41"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Mr R K Ivey, Glentanner Station |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1824 feet (556 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GTN |
| More Information: | GTN Maps & Info |
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (UTE):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "RMAF Butterworth", other names for UTE include "TUDM Butterworth", "BWH" and "WMKB".
- The closest airport to RMAF Butterworth (UTE) is RMAF Butterworth (BWH), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of UTE.
- In 1957, the RAF closed the station and it was transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force and it was promptly renamed as RAAF Station Butterworth, becoming the home to numerous Australian fighter and bomber squadrons stationed in Malaya during the Cold War era.
Facts about Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN):
- The furthest airport from Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Glentanner Aerodrome (meaning Glentanner Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- The closest airport to Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) is Mount Cook Airport (MON), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of GTN.
- Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 9.67 miles (15.56 km) N | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 31.19 miles (50.20 km) N | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 60.92 miles (98.04 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 71.28 miles (114.71 km) SW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 83.05 miles (133.66 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 87.23 miles (140.39 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 93.01 miles (149.69 km) NNE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 97.53 miles (156.95 km) SSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 103.06 miles (165.85 km) SW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 113.26 miles (182.28 km) NNE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 121.23 miles (195.11 km) WSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 123.49 miles (198.74 km) ENE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 139.71 miles (224.84 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 166.93 miles (268.65 km) NNE | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 194.39 miles (312.84 km) SSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,351.15 miles (19,877.20 km) WNW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,335.72 miles (19,852.37 km) NW | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,304.98 miles (19,802.89 km) NNW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,260.94 miles (19,732.02 km) NNW | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,243.80 miles (19,704.44 km) W | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,242.51 miles (19,702.36 km) NNW | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,224.73 miles (19,673.75 km) NNW | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,222.99 miles (19,670.95 km) NW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 9 | 12,205.94 miles (19,643.51 km) WNW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,167.87 miles (19,582.24 km) NNW | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 11 | 12,156.90 miles (19,564.59 km) NNW | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 12 | 12,140.46 miles (19,538.13 km) WNW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,134.66 miles (19,528.79 km) NW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,132.60 miles (19,525.47 km) W | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,103.69 miles (19,478.95 km) WNW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |