Nonstop flight route between Juanjuí, Peru and Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juanjuí Airport (JJI), Juanjuí, Peru and Samui International Airport (USM), Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,163 miles (or 19,574 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 Juanjuí Airport and Samui International 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 Juanjuí Airport and Samui International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between JJI and USM makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Juanjuí Airport and Samui International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between JJI and USM are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Juanjuí, Peru and Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between JJI and USM!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JJI / SPJI |
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Location: | Juanjuí, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°10'10"S by 76°43'45"W |
Area Served: | Juanjuí, San Martín, Perú |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1148 feet (350 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JJI |
More Information: | JJI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | USM / VTSM |
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Location: | Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°32'52"N by 100°3'43"E |
Area Served: | Ko Samui |
Operator/Owner: | Bangkok Airways |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from USM |
More Information: | USM Maps & Info |
Facts about Juanjuí Airport (JJI):
- Juanjuí Airport (JJI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Juanjuí Airport", another name for JJI is "Aeropuerto de Juanjuí".
- The furthest airport from Juanjuí Airport (JJI) is Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR), which is nearly antipodal to Juanjuí Airport (meaning Juanjuí Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Ismail Petra Airport), and is located 12,340 miles (19,860 kilometers) away in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
- The closest airport to Juanjuí Airport (JJI) is Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS), which is located 98 miles (157 kilometers) NNE of JJI.
Facts about Samui International Airport (USM):
- Samui International Airport (USM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Samui International Airport", another name for USM is "ท่าอากาศยานสมุย".
- The closest airport to Samui International Airport (USM) is Surat Thani International Airport (URT), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WSW of USM.
- Because of Samui International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Samui 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.
- The furthest airport from Samui International Airport (USM) is Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM), which is nearly antipodal to Samui International Airport (meaning Samui International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport), and is located 12,337 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru.