Nonstop flight route between Phrae, Thailand and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phrae Airport (PRH), Phrae, Thailand and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,979 miles (or 14,450 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 Phrae Airport and William P. Hobby 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 Phrae Airport and William P. Hobby Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRH / VTCP |
Airport Name: | Phrae Airport |
Location: | Phrae, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°7'55"N by 100°9'54"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from PRH |
More Information: | PRH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOU / KHOU |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W |
Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOU |
More Information: | HOU Maps & Info |
Facts about Phrae Airport (PRH):
- The closest airport to Phrae Airport (PRH) is Lampang Airport (LPT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WNW of PRH.
- Because of Phrae Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Phrae 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 Phrae Airport (PRH) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Phrae Airport (meaning Phrae Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,050 miles (19,393 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
- Houston Mayor Annise Parker backed Southwest's flight to make Hobby an international airport on May 23, 2012.
- The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Hobby Airport opened in 1927 as a private landing field in a 600-acre pasture known as W.T.
- In 1967 the airport was renamed after former Texas governor William P.
- In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
- Taxis are available at Curb Zone 3.
- Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
- Developments at Hobby in the 2000s include a new concourse to serve Southwest Airlines, designed by Leo A Daly and the upgrade of Runway 4/22.
- William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.