Nonstop flight route between Bangkok, Thailand and Tarawa, Kiribati:
Departure Airport:
(13°41'33"N by 100°45'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°22'54"N by 173°8'48"E)
Distance from BKK to TRW:
5,014.48 miles (8,070.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand and Bonriki International Airport (TRW), Tarawa, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,014 miles (or 8,070 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 Bonriki 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 Bonriki International 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: | TRW / NGTA |
| Airport Name: | Bonriki International Airport |
| Location: | Tarawa, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°22'54"N by 173°8'48"E |
| Area Served: | Tarawa, Kiribati |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TRW |
| More Information: | TRW Maps & Info |
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.
- Planning of a second international airport for Bangkok started in the early 1960s.
- 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.
- Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Many difficulties were recorded in the first few days of the airport's operation.
- The airport inherited the airport code, BKK, from Don Mueang after the older airport ceased international commercial flights.
- In addition to being known as "Suvarnabhumi Airport", other names for BKK include "ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ" and "VTBS".
- The closest airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of 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.
Facts about Bonriki International Airport (TRW):
- The airport resides at an elevation of 9 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Bonriki International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Bonriki 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.
- The furthest airport from Bonriki International Airport (TRW) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is nearly antipodal to Bonriki International Airport (meaning Bonriki International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cape Palmas Airport), and is located 12,035 miles (19,368 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.
- Bonriki International Airport (TRW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bonriki International Airport (TRW) is Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNW of TRW.
- The airport is the hub of the only two Kiribati airlines, flag carrier Air Kiribati and the 2009-established Coral Sun Airways, with both airlines mainly flying domestic routes within the Gilbert Islands.
- Bonriki International Airport is an international airport in Kiribati, serving as the main gateway to the country.
| 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 | 29.59 miles (47.61 km) NNW | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 46.93 miles (75.53 km) N | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 77.50 miles (124.72 km) SE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 89.31 miles (143.73 km) SSE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 120.05 miles (193.20 km) N | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 273.49 miles (440.13 km) SE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 331.70 miles (533.82 km) NNW | Enejit Airport (EJT) | Enejit, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 339.30 miles (546.05 km) NNW | Mili Airport (MIJ) | Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 374.23 miles (602.27 km) SE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 375.90 miles (604.95 km) NW | Ebon Airport (EBO) | Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 395.47 miles (636.45 km) NW | Jaluit Airport (UIT) | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 404.46 miles (650.91 km) NW | Kili Airport (KIO) | Kili Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 405.88 miles (653.20 km) NNW | Ine Airport (IMI) | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 406.31 miles (653.89 km) NNW | Tinak Airport (TIC) | Tinak, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 413.35 miles (665.23 km) NNW | Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) | Majuro, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,034.52 miles (19,367.64 km) N | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 2 | 12,004.89 miles (19,319.96 km) NNE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,998.03 miles (19,308.91 km) N | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 4 | 11,967.90 miles (19,260.42 km) NNE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,935.31 miles (19,207.97 km) NNW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,930.40 miles (19,200.08 km) NNW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 7 | 11,916.19 miles (19,177.21 km) N | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 11,915.71 miles (19,176.43 km) N | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 11,904.86 miles (19,158.97 km) NNW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 11,887.96 miles (19,131.78 km) N | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 11,886.96 miles (19,130.17 km) NNE | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 12 | 11,879.12 miles (19,117.55 km) NW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 13 | 11,871.39 miles (19,105.11 km) N | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 14 | 11,861.16 miles (19,088.64 km) NNW | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,857.61 miles (19,082.92 km) NNE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |