Nonstop flight route between Bangkok, Thailand and Reggio Calabria, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand and Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG), Reggio Calabria, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,375 miles (or 8,651 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 Reggio di Calabria 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 Reggio di Calabria 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 |
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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: | REG / LICR |
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| Location: | Reggio Calabria, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°4'18"N by 15°39'12"E |
| Area Served: | Reggio di Calabria, Messina |
| Operator/Owner: | SOGAS S.p.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public & Military |
| Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from REG |
| More Information: | REG Maps & Info |
Facts about Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK):
- 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 airport is located in Racha Thewa in Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, about 25 kilometres east of downtown Bangkok.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Suvarnabhumi Airport", other names for BKK include "ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ" and "VTBS".
- 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 is currently the main hub for Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways and Orient Thai Airlines.
- In January 2007, ruts were discovered in the runways at Suvarnabhumi.
- 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.
- Further investigations found that taxilane and taxiway rutting was caused by separation of the asphalt binder from the aggregate surface due to prolonged water infiltration into the asphalt concrete base course, a phenomenon known as "stripping." The 23-centimetre thick base course is the top-most layer of the tarmac.
- 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.
Facts about Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG):
- In addition to being known as "Reggio di Calabria Airport", other names for REG include "Aeroporto di Reggio di Calabria", "Aeroporto dello Stretto" and "Aeroporto Tito Minniti".
- Because of Reggio di Calabria Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Reggio di Calabria 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 Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,692 miles (18,816 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) has 2 runways.
- Reggio di Calabria Airport handled 562,747 passengers last year.
- A bus service called "Volobus" connects the airport of Reggio with Messina in about an hour and on time with all flights.
- The closest airport to Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) is Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) SW of REG.
- SS106 Ionic Statal Street, on Ravagnese - Aeroporto or Arangea - Gallina exits
