Nonstop flight route between Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand and Douglas, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mae Sot Airport (MAQ), Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand and Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL), Douglas, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,631 miles (or 13,891 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 Mae Sot Airport and Douglas Municipal 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 Mae Sot Airport and Douglas Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAQ / VTPM |
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Location: | Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°41'58"N by 98°32'42"E |
Area Served: | Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 690 feet (210 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAQ |
More Information: | MAQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGL / KDGL |
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Location: | Douglas, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°20'33"N by 109°30'23"W |
Area Served: | Douglas, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Douglas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4173 feet (1,272 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DGL |
More Information: | DGL Maps & Info |
Facts about Mae Sot Airport (MAQ):
- Because of Mae Sot Airport's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at Mae Sot 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 Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Mae Sot Airport (meaning Mae Sot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,033 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mae Sot Airport", another name for MAQ is "ท่าอากาศยานแม่สอด".
- The closest airport to Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) is Tak Airport (TKT), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of MAQ.
Facts about Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL):
- A 1975 improvement project included replacement of the Medium Intensity Runway Lighting system for Runways 17-35 and 8-26.
- The closest airport to Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of DGL.
- Construction began on Douglas Municipal Airport in June 1942 for the United States Army Air Forces.
- During World War II, there were about 5,500 troops stationed at Douglas at any one time.
- Because of Douglas Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,173 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DGL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DGL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Douglas Municipal Airport", another name for DGL is "Douglas Army Airfield".
- Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) has 2 runways.
- In 1949-50, the base administration building was remodeled to serve as an airline terminal building.
- The furthest airport from Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,522 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Graduates were then sent to III Bomber Command airfields in the southeast for group assignments on B-26 Marauder or B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, or twin-engined P-38 Lightning IV Fighter Command airfields along the West Coast.