Nonstop flight route between Phuket, Thailand and Wasilla, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phuket International Airport (HKT), Phuket, Thailand and Wasilla Airport (WWA), Wasilla, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,430 miles (or 10,349 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 Phuket International Airport and Wasilla 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 Phuket International Airport and Wasilla Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKT / VTSP |
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Location: | Phuket, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°6'47"N by 98°19'0"E |
Area Served: | Phuket, Thailand |
Operator/Owner: | Airports of Thailand (A.O.T.) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HKT |
More Information: | HKT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WWA / PAWS |
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Location: | Wasilla, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°34'18"N by 149°32'21"W |
Area Served: | Wasilla, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | City of Wasilla |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 354 feet (108 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WWA |
More Information: | WWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Phuket International Airport (HKT):
- Due to record-setting passenger numbers, the airport is currently undergoing a THB 5.8 billion expansion and renovation which will last until 2015.
- In addition to being known as "Phuket International Airport", another name for HKT is "ท่าอากาศยานภูเก็ต".
- Phuket is one of the most favorite tourist destinations in the region.
- The closest airport to Phuket International Airport (HKT) is Krabi International Airport (KBV), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) E of HKT.
- The furthest airport from Phuket International Airport (HKT) is Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), which is nearly antipodal to Phuket International Airport (meaning Phuket International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Chiclayo, Peru.
- Phuket International Airport is an airport serving Phuket Province of Thailand.
- Phuket International Airport handled 11,342,491 passengers last year.
- Because of Phuket International Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Phuket International 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.
- Phuket International Airport (HKT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Wasilla Airport (WWA):
- The closest airport to Wasilla Airport (WWA) is Big Lake Airport (BGQ), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WSW of WWA.
- Wasilla Airport (WWA) has 2 runways.
- Because of Wasilla Airport's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Wasilla 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 "Wasilla Airport", another name for WWA is "IYS".
- The furthest airport from Wasilla Airport (WWA) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,519 miles (16,928 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.