Nonstop flight route between Bangkok, Thailand and Dijon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand and Dijon Air Base (DIJ), Dijon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,787 miles (or 9,313 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 Dijon Air Base, 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 Dijon Air Base. 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 |
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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: | DIJ / LFSD |
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Location: | Dijon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°16'26"N by 5°5'20"E |
Area Served: | Dijon, Bourgogne, France |
Operator/Owner: | Government of France |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 726 feet (221 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIJ |
More Information: | DIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK):
- The closest airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BKK.
- Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) has 2 runways.
- The Engineering Institute of Thailand sent a formal warning to the AoT in November 2006 about the urgent need to drain water from beneath the tarmac, and the need for immediate action.
- Airports of Thailand found that the cost of fixing 60 identified problems at the airport would be less than 1% of the total airline cost and the problems could be fixed in up to four to five years.
- Planning of a second international airport for Bangkok started in the early 1960s.
- In addition to being known as "Suvarnabhumi Airport", other names for BKK include "ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ" and "VTBS".
- Suvarnabhumi officially opened at 03:00 on 28 September 2006, taking over all flights from Don Mueang.
- Detailed investigations found that water seepage was evident along the rims of the expansion joints in the cement-tested base, indicating that a large quantity of water was still trapped in the sand blanket.
- The airport is currently the main hub for Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways and Orient Thai Airlines.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Dijon Air Base (DIJ):
- The furthest airport from Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Dijon Air Base (meaning Dijon Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,186 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- However after much reconstruction, Dijon was returned to operational service for the French Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Dijon Air Base", another name for DIJ is "(Advanced Landing Ground Y-9)".
- Also in 1943, I/Luftlandgeschwader 2.
- In 1984, the Dassault Mirage 2000C arrived, upgraded in 1999 by the 2000-5F., contributing to a modern, front-line NATO facility.
- Because of Dijon Air Base's relatively low elevation of 726 feet, planes can take off or land at Dijon Air Base 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 closest airport to Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Dole - Jura Airport (DLE), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SE of DIJ.
- On 12 September the first American units arrived at the base.
- Dijon Air Base (DIJ) has 2 runways.
- Operating as a joint civilian base, it is also a commercial airport.
- While under Luftwaffe control, Dijon Air Base was attacked by the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force heavy B-17 Flying Fortress groups on several occasions in 1944.