Nonstop flight route between Hatteras, North Carolina, United States and Bangkok, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC), Hatteras, North Carolina, United States and Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,048 miles (or 14,561 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 Billy Mitchell Airport and Suvarnabhumi 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 Billy Mitchell Airport and Suvarnabhumi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HNC / KHSE |
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Location: | Hatteras, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°13'58"N by 75°37'4"W |
Area Served: | Hatteras, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | National Park Service |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HNC |
More Information: | HNC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKK / VTBS (VTBD |
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Location: | Bangkok, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°41'33"N by 100°45'0"E |
Area Served: | Bangkok |
Operator/Owner: | Airports of Thailand |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKK |
More Information: | BKK Maps & Info |
Facts about Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC):
- In addition to being known as "Billy Mitchell Airport", another name for HNC is "HSE".
- Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Billy Mitchell Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Billy Mitchell 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 furthest airport from Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Billy Mitchell Airport covers an area of 100 acres at an elevation of 17 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC) is Dare County Regional Airport (MEO), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of HNC.
Facts about Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK):
- Detailed investigations found that water seepage was evident along the rims of the expansion joints in the cement-tested base, indicating that a large quantity of water was still trapped in the sand blanket.
- Suvarnabhumi officially opened at 03:00 on 28 September 2006, taking over all flights from Don Mueang.
- The closest airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BKK.
- Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) has 2 runways.
- On 15 September 2006, the airport started limited daily operations with Jetstar Asia Airways operating three Singapore to Bangkok flights 3K511.
- In addition to being known as "Suvarnabhumi Airport", other names for BKK include "ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ" and "VTBS".
- The integration of structural form into overall aesthetics is a phenomenon personally described by Helmut Jahn as "archi-neering".
- The furthest airport from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Suvarnabhumi Airport (meaning Suvarnabhumi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- The airport was due to open in late 2005, but a series of budget overruns, construction flaws, and allegations of corruption plagued the project.
- Because of Suvarnabhumi Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Suvarnabhumi 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 8,400 acres plot of land occupied by the airport was purchased in 1973, but the student-led protests on 14 October that year led the overthrow of the military government of Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn and the project was shelved.