Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Chiang Mai, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX), Chiang Mai, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,998 miles (or 14,480 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 Moody Air Force Base and Chiang Mai 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 Moody Air Force Base and Chiang Mai International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAD / KVAD |
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Location: | Valdosta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'4"N by 83°11'34"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VAD |
More Information: | VAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNX / VTCC |
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Location: | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°46'0"N by 98°57'45"E |
Area Served: | Chiang Mai Lamphun |
Operator/Owner: | Royal Thai Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 1036 feet (316 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CNX |
More Information: | CNX Maps & Info |
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
- The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Air Force reorganized the MAJCOMs at the end of the Cold War, and on 1 June 1992 Moody was reassigned from the inactivating Tactical Air Command to the new Air Combat Command.
- In 1961, Foreign Pilot Training was transferred to Moody from the closing of the Graham Air Base contract pilot school in Marianna, Florida.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- Due to reduced demands for new pilots during the early months of 1945, The Army Air Force announced that Moody would be transferred to the First Air Force on 30 April 1945.
- Originally named Valdosta Airfield when it opened on 15 September 1941, the airfield was renamed Moody Army Airfield on 6 December 1941 in honor of Major George Putnam Moody, an early Air Force pioneer.
- In September 1944, Moody began replacing the AT-10 with the TB-25 Mitchell.
Facts about Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX):
- In addition to being known as "Chiang Mai International Airport", another name for CNX is "ท่าอากาศยานเชียงใหม่".
- As a result of the temporary closure of Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2008 due to the protests, Chiang Mai became the alternative stop-over for China Airlines' Taipei-Europe flights and for Swiss International Airlines' Singapore-Zurich flights in the interim.
- Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) currently has only 1 runway.
- There are two terminals, one for domestic passengers and the other for international flights.
- Chiang Mai International Airport handled 5,463,921 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) is Lampang Airport (LPT), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SE of CNX.
- The furthest airport from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,965 miles (19,256 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.