Nonstop flight route between Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand and Hickory, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Buriram Airport (BFV), Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand and Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), Hickory, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,902 miles (or 14,326 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 Buriram Airport and Hickory Regional 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 Buriram Airport and Hickory Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Buriram Airport (BFV):

• In addition to being known as "Buriram Airport", other names for BFV include "Buri Ram Airport" and "ท่าอากาศยานบุรีรัมย์".
• Buriram Airport (BFV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Buriram Airport's relatively low elevation of 590 feet, planes can take off or land at Buriram 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 Buriram Airport (BFV) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Buriram Airport (meaning Buriram Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,840 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• The closest airport to Buriram Airport (BFV) is Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK), which is located 66 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of BFV.

Facts about Hickory Regional Airport (HKY):

• The airport has an operating control tower from 7:00am to 9:00pm daily for safety and sequencing of aircraft landing and departing.
• Hickory Fire Department staffs an ARFF Fire apparatus at the airport 24/7, Engine 4 responds to all aircraft accidents and emergencies at the airport.
• In the Fall of 1973, the Federal Aviation Administration, following much planning and work, commissioned an Air Traffic Control Tower at the Hickory Airport.
• Local officials hope to attract future commercial airline service, despite challenges caused by the relatively close proximity of the large Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,494 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Hickory Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles west of the central business district of Hickory, a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States.
• The closest airport to Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Foothills Regional Airport (MRN), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HKY.
• Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) has 2 runways.
• On August 2, 1941, Pennsylvania Central Airlines which later became Capital Airlines, brought the first scheduled air-carrier service to Hickory.