Nonstop flight route between Butterworth, South Africa and Latina (near Rome), Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RMAF Butterworth (UTE), Butterworth, South Africa and Latina Airport (QLT), Latina (near Rome), Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,838 miles (or 9,396 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 Latina 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 Latina 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 |
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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: | QLT / LIRL |
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Location: | Latina (near Rome), Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°32'31"N by 12°54'32"E |
Operator/Owner: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 93 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QLT |
More Information: | QLT Maps & Info |
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (UTE):
- In addition to being known as "RMAF Butterworth", other names for UTE include "TUDM Butterworth", "BWH" and "WMKB".
- 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.
- 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.
- RMAF Butterworth (UTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 30 June 1988, the airfield was handed over by RAAF to the Royal Malaysian Air Force and was renamed as RMAF Station Butterworth.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RMAF Butterworth (UTE) is RMAF Butterworth (BWH), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of UTE.
Facts about Latina Airport (QLT):
- The furthest airport from Latina Airport (QLT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Latina Airport (QLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Latina Airport's relatively low elevation of 93 feet, planes can take off or land at Latina 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 addition to being known as "Latina Airport", other names for QLT include "Aeroporto di Latina" and "Latina Airport".
- The closest airport to Latina Airport (QLT) is Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NW of QLT.