Nonstop flight route between Olga Bay, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States and Bangkok, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Olga Bay Seaplane Base (KOY), Olga Bay, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States and Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,971 miles (or 9,610 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 Olga Bay Seaplane Base 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 Olga Bay Seaplane Base 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: | KOY / |
Airport Name: | Olga Bay Seaplane Base |
Location: | Olga Bay, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°9'41"N by 154°13'46"W |
Area Served: | Olga Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska Packers Association |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOY |
More Information: | KOY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKK / VTBS (VTBD |
Airport Names: |
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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 Olga Bay Seaplane Base (KOY):
- Olga Bay Seaplane Base (KOY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Olga Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Olga Bay Seaplane Base 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 Olga Bay Seaplane Base (KOY) is Moser Bay Seaplane Base (KMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SSE of KOY.
- The furthest airport from Olga Bay Seaplane Base (KOY) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,835 miles (17,438 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK):
- In January 2007, ruts were discovered in the runways at Suvarnabhumi.
- The airport was due to open in late 2005, but a series of budget overruns, construction flaws, and allegations of corruption plagued the project.
- On 25 January 2007, due to work to the upgrading the taxiways, which suffered from small cracks, few incoming flights were delayed and several flights were safely diverted to a nearby operating U-Tapao International Airport in Rayong province.
- Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) has 2 runways.
- Suvarnabhumi officially opened at 03:00 on 28 September 2006, taking over all flights from Don Mueang.
- 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 closest airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BKK.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Suvarnabhumi Airport", other names for BKK include "ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ" and "VTBS".
- 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.
- On 15 September 2006, the airport started limited daily operations with Jetstar Asia Airways operating three Singapore to Bangkok flights 3K511.