Nonstop flight route between Butterworth, South Africa and Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Quebec, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(5°27'57"N by 100°23'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(49°1'49"N by 77°1'1"W)
Distance from UTE to YLS:
8,668.22 miles (13,950.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RMAF Butterworth (UTE), Butterworth, South Africa and Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS), Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,668 miles (or 13,950 kilometers).
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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: | YLS / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°1'49"N by 77°1'1"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ville de Lebel-sur-Quévillon |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 960 feet (293 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLS |
| More Information: | YLS 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 30 June 1988, the airfield was handed over by RAAF to the Royal Malaysian Air Force and was renamed as RMAF Station Butterworth.
- The closest airport to RMAF Butterworth (UTE) is RMAF Butterworth (BWH), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of UTE.
- 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".
Facts about Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS):
- The furthest airport from Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,223 miles (18,061 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport", another name for YLS is "CSH4".
- Because of Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport's relatively low elevation of 960 feet, planes can take off or land at Lebel-sur-Quévillon 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 closest airport to Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS) is Matagami Airport (YNM), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) NW of YLS.
- Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS) 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 | 61.66 miles (99.23 km) NW | Matagami Airport (YNM) | Matagami, Quebec, Canada | |
| 2 | 64.63 miles (104.01 km) WSW | Amos/Magny Airport (YEY) | Amos, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 76.04 miles (122.38 km) SSW | Val-d'Or Airport (YVO) | Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada | |
| 4 | 98.36 miles (158.30 km) W | La Sarre Airport (SSQ) | La Sarre, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 100.70 miles (162.05 km) SW | Rouyn-Noranda Airport (YUY) | Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 123.09 miles (198.09 km) ENE | Chibougamau/Chapais Airport (YMT) | Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada | |
| 7 | 146.75 miles (236.17 km) WSW | Kirkland Lake Airport (YKX) | Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 8 | 159.39 miles (256.51 km) SW | Earlton - Timiskaming Regional Airport (YXR) | Earlton, Ontario, Canada | |
| 9 | 181.04 miles (291.35 km) W | Cochrane Airport (YCN) | Cochrane, Ontario, Canada | |
| 10 | 185.49 miles (298.51 km) NNW | Waskaganish Airport (YKQ) | Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada | |
| 11 | 187.90 miles (302.40 km) NNE | Nemiscau Airport (YNS) | Nemiscau, Quebec, Canada | |
| 12 | 196.42 miles (316.11 km) SSE | Maniwaki Airport (YMW) | Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 200.90 miles (323.31 km) W | Timmins Victor M. Power Airport (YTS) | Timmins, Ontario, Canada | |
| 14 | 208.81 miles (336.05 km) SSE | Mont-Tremblant International Airport (YTM) | Mont-Tremblant (La Macaza), Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 211.52 miles (340.40 km) E | Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport (YDO) | Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,222.85 miles (18,061.39 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,215.06 miles (18,048.84 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,205.70 miles (18,033.78 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,200.05 miles (18,024.69 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,173.76 miles (17,982.38 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,137.58 miles (17,924.15 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,092.37 miles (17,851.40 km) SSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,089.37 miles (17,846.56 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,077.40 miles (17,827.30 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,002.90 miles (17,707.41 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,996.48 miles (17,697.08 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,907.42 miles (17,553.74 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,903.79 miles (17,547.90 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,868.90 miles (17,491.76 km) SSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,868.70 miles (17,491.44 km) SW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |