Nonstop flight route between Bangkok, Thailand and Atqasuk, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(13°41'33"N by 100°45'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(70°28'1"N by 157°26'8"W)
Distance from BKK to ATK:
5,595.98 miles (9,005.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand and Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), Atqasuk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,596 miles (or 9,006 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 Suvarnabhumi Airport and Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial 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 Suvarnabhumi Airport and Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATK / PATQ |
| Airport Name: | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport |
| Location: | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°28'1"N by 157°26'8"W |
| Area Served: | Atqasuk, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ATK |
| More Information: | ATK Maps & Info |
Facts about Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK):
- A further delay was caused by the discovery that the airport had been built over an old graveyard, and superstitious construction workers claimed to have seen ghosts there.
- On 27 January 2007, however, the Department of Civil Aviation declined to renew the airport's safety certificate, which expired the previous day.
- The airport was due to open in late 2005, but a series of budget overruns, construction flaws, and allegations of corruption plagued the project.
- The closest airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BKK.
- Fifty percent of the airport's construction cost was covered by Airports of Thailand, while the another 50% was from a friendly agreement of AOT and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
- In January 2007, ruts were discovered in the runways at Suvarnabhumi.
- The integration of structural form into overall aesthetics is a phenomenon personally described by Helmut Jahn as "archi-neering".
- Full tests of the airport took place on 3 and 29 July 2006.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Suvarnabhumi Airport", other names for BKK include "ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ" and "VTBS".
- Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) has 2 runways.
Facts about Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK):
- The closest airport to Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) is Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) NNE of ATK.
- The furthest airport from Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,290 miles (16,560 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr.
- Because of Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial 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.
- Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK) | Bangkok, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 17.99 miles (28.95 km) NNW | Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) | Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 3 | 72.05 miles (115.95 km) SSE | U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP) | Rayong, Thailand | |
| 4 | 90.63 miles (145.86 km) SW | Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) | Hua Hin, Thailand | |
| 5 | 135.95 miles (218.80 km) NE | Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | |
| 6 | 144.07 miles (231.85 km) SE | Trat Airport (TDX) | Trat, Thailand | |
| 7 | 167.38 miles (269.37 km) WSW | Myeik Airport (MGZ) | Myeik, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 8 | 171.34 miles (275.74 km) ESE | Battambang Airport (BBM) | Battambang, Cambodia | |
| 9 | 173.13 miles (278.63 km) W | Dawei Airport (TVY) | Dawei, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 10 | 198.18 miles (318.94 km) ENE | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| 11 | 206.64 miles (332.56 km) E | Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
| 12 | 208.25 miles (335.15 km) N | Phetchabun Airport (PHY) | Phetchabun, Thailand | |
| 13 | 208.80 miles (336.02 km) SE | Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) | Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia | |
| 14 | 226.32 miles (364.22 km) SSW | Chumphon Airport (CJM) | Chumphon, Thailand | |
| 15 | 234.82 miles (377.91 km) NE | Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) | Khon Kaen, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,252.37 miles (19,718.22 km) SW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 2 | 12,233.41 miles (19,687.71 km) W | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,150.13 miles (19,553.69 km) WSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,138.62 miles (19,535.16 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,119.10 miles (19,503.75 km) S | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,116.43 miles (19,499.46 km) SSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,102.38 miles (19,476.84 km) SW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,095.67 miles (19,466.04 km) W | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,095.67 miles (19,466.04 km) W | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,061.42 miles (19,410.92 km) SW | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,048.99 miles (19,390.92 km) S | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,040.94 miles (19,377.97 km) W | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,981.07 miles (19,281.61 km) S | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,958.08 miles (19,244.61 km) S | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,954.70 miles (19,239.18 km) SSW | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.54 miles (94.20 km) NNE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 60.04 miles (96.62 km) WNW | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 100.57 miles (161.85 km) ENE | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 140.56 miles (226.20 km) WSW | Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 146.72 miles (236.12 km) ESE | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 150.46 miles (242.14 km) E | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 150.57 miles (242.31 km) E | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 181.79 miles (292.57 km) E | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 209.27 miles (336.78 km) E | Deadhorse Airport (SCC) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 212.72 miles (342.34 km) SE | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 232.43 miles (374.06 km) S | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 235.23 miles (378.56 km) WSW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 236.17 miles (380.08 km) ESE | Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) | Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 242.99 miles (391.05 km) SW | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 243.84 miles (392.42 km) S | Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,289.97 miles (16,560.05 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,917.61 miles (15,960.80 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,913.49 miles (15,954.18 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,910.63 miles (15,949.57 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,881.15 miles (15,902.13 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,842.81 miles (15,840.43 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,737.44 miles (15,670.86 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,723.94 miles (15,649.13 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 9,717.12 miles (15,638.15 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 10 | 9,683.81 miles (15,584.54 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,682.90 miles (15,583.08 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,631.41 miles (15,500.22 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 13 | 9,623.30 miles (15,487.15 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,621.52 miles (15,484.29 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,621.15 miles (15,483.71 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |