Nonstop flight route between Bangkok, Thailand and Callao (near Lima), Peru:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand and Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), Callao (near Lima), Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,252 miles (or 19,718 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 Jorge Chávez 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 Suvarnabhumi Airport and Jorge Chávez International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between BKK and LIM makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Jorge Chávez International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between BKK and LIM are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Bangkok, Thailand and Callao (near Lima), Peru by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between BKK and LIM!

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Facts about Suvarnabhumi Airport (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.
• The Engineering Institute of Thailand conducted investigations at the airport in late 2006 after signs of distress were spotted at several locations in Suvarnabhumi's taxiways and taxilanes.
• The airport was due to open in late 2005, but a series of budget overruns, construction flaws, and allegations of corruption plagued the project.
• Symbolic first test flights involving two Thai Airways aircraft were held on 29 September 2005, a previously announced deadline for opening.
• 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 January 2007, Thai Airways announced a plan to move some of its domestic operations back to Don Muang International Airport due to overcrowding.
• The closest airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BKK.
• The 8,400 acres plot of land occupied by the airport was purchased in 1973, but the student-led protests on 14 October that year led the overthrow of the military government of Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn and the project was shelved.
• Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Suvarnabhumi Airport", other names for BKK include "ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ" and "VTBS".
• 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 Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM):

• Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In February 2005, the first phase of a new renovation and expansion project was completed, including the Peru Plaza Shopping Center and the new concourse.
• Because of Jorge Chávez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 113 feet, planes can take off or land at Jorge Chávez International 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.
• Jorge Chávez International Airport is home to Lima Cargo City, a hub for cargo airlines.
• The furthest airport from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) is Koh Kong Airport (KKZ), which is nearly antipodal to Jorge Chávez International Airport (meaning Jorge Chávez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Koh Kong Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia.
• The closest airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) is Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) E of LIM.
• VIP lounges - Jorge Chavez Airport has various VIP Salons in the departures terminal, such as "VIP Peru", a luxury waiting room with bars, tables, and other amenities.
• In addition to being known as "Jorge Chávez International Airport", another name for LIM is "Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez".