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BWH to PEN: distance & flight time
Butterworth (Butterworth Airport) → Penang (Penang International Airport)
14 mi
23 km · 12 nm
30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
14 miles nonstop takes roughly 30m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BWH — Butterworth Airport · Butterworth, Malaysia
- PEN — Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BWH
- PEN · Penang International Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport50 mi away
- LGK · Langkawi International Airport75 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport79 mi away
Near PEN
- BWH · Butterworth Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport62 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport75 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWH from PEN?
The flight distance from Butterworth (BWH) to Penang (PEN) is 14 miles (23 km, 12 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWH to PEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWH to PEN?
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