Nonstop flight route between Zadar, Croatia and Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zadar Airport (ZAD), Zadar, Croatia and RMAF Butterworth (BWH), Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,710 miles (or 9,190 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 Zadar 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 Zadar 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: | ZAD / LDZD | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Zadar, Croatia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°6'29"N by 15°20'48"E | 
| Area Served: | Zadar | 
| Operator/Owner: | Zadar Airport Ltd. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 289 feet (88 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAD | 
| More Information: | ZAD Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWH / WMKB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | 
| 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 BWH | 
| More Information: | BWH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Zadar Airport (ZAD):
- The furthest airport from Zadar Airport (ZAD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,850 miles (19,070 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Zadar Airport's relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Zadar 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 Zadar Airport (ZAD) is Lošinj Airport (LSZ), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) NW of ZAD.
- Zadar Airport was one of the few airports in the world where the taxiway crossed a public road.
- In addition to being known as "Zadar Airport", other names for ZAD include "Zemunik" and "Zračna luka Zadar/Zemunik".
- Zadar Airport (ZAD) has 2 runways.
Facts about RMAF Butterworth (BWH):
- 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.
- 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 furthest airport from RMAF Butterworth (BWH) 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", another name for BWH is "TUDM Butterworth".
- RAF Butterworth was officially opened in October 1941, as a Royal Air Force station which was a part of the British defence plan for defending the Malayan Peninsula against an imminent threat of invasion by the Imperial Japanese forces during World War II.
- The closest airport to RMAF Butterworth (BWH) is RMAF Butterworth (UTE), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BWH.
- RMAF Butterworth (BWH) currently has only 1 runway.




