Nonstop flight route between Bangkok, Thailand and Eastover, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand and McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT), Eastover, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,145 miles (or 14,718 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 McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield, 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 McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield. 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: | MMT / KMMT |
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| Location: | Eastover, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'14"N by 80°48'3"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MMT |
| More Information: | MMT Maps & Info |
Facts about Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK):
- 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.
- The result of Helmut Jahn's vision is a structure with performance materials serve in their total composition and in use more than in their conventional roles.
- 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.
- 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.
- In January 2007, ruts were discovered in the runways at Suvarnabhumi.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Suvarnabhumi Airport", other names for BKK include "ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ" and "VTBS".
- The building was designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy / Jahn Architects.
- Months into its opening, issues such as congestion, construction quality, signage, provision of facilities, and soil subsidence continued to plague the project, prompting calls to reopen Don Mueang to allow for repairs to be done.
Facts about McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT):
- McEntire Joint National Guard Base or McEntire JNGB is a military airport located in Richland County, South Carolina, United States, 10 miles west of the town of Eastover and approximately 15 miles southeast of the city of Columbia.
- In addition to being known as "McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield", another name for MMT is "McEntire ANGB".
- The closest airport to McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) is Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of MMT.
- The host wing for the installation is the 169th Fighter Wing, which, as an Air National Guard organization, is operationally gained by the Air Combat Command
- Also located at McEntire is the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron.
- The furthest airport from McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,526 miles (18,549 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The 59th Aviation Troop Command of the South Carolina Army National Guard is also located at McEntire JNGS.
- The first Marines arrived in May 1944 to a deserted base.
