Nonstop flight route between Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Butterworth, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Villa Gesell Airport (VLG), Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina and RMAF Butterworth (UTE), Butterworth, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,820 miles (or 15,804 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 Villa Gesell Airport and RMAF Butterworth, 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 Villa Gesell Airport and RMAF Butterworth. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VLG / SAZV |
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Location: | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°14'7"S by 57°1'45"W |
Operator/Owner: | Partido de la Costa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VLG |
More Information: | VLG Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Villa Gesell Airport (VLG):
- The closest airport to Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) is Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) SSW of VLG.
- In addition to being known as "Villa Gesell Airport", another name for VLG is "Aeropuerto de Villa Gesell".
- Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) is Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH), which is nearly antipodal to Villa Gesell Airport (meaning Villa Gesell Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Weihai Dashuibo Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,949 kilometers) away in Weihai, Shandong, China.
- Because of Villa Gesell Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Villa Gesell 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.
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 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.
- As of October 2008, the Australian Defence Force continues to maintain a presence at RMAF Butterworth as part of Australia's commitment to the Five Power Defence Arrangements, with No.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 30 June 1988, the airfield was handed over by RAAF to the Royal Malaysian Air Force and was renamed as RMAF Station Butterworth.