Nonstop flight route between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Flagstaff, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI), Chiang Rai, Thailand and Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG), Flagstaff, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,105 miles (or 13,043 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 Chiang Rai International Airport and Flagstaff Pulliam 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 Chiang Rai International Airport and Flagstaff Pulliam Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI):

• The airport is located about 10 km from the city centre.
• The furthest airport from Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,947 miles (19,227 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
• The closest airport to Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) is Tachilek Airport (THL), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) N of CEI.
• It consists of a single passenger terminal which features a Dairy Queen outlet as well as a Black Canyon Coffee along with several other shops, with both the international and domestic arrivals and departures handled on the same floor but in separate areas.
• In addition to being known as "Chiang Rai International Airport", another name for CEI is "ท่าอากาศยานแม่ฟ้าหลวง เชียงราย".
• Chiang Rai International Airport handled 1,053,863 passengers last year.
• Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG):

• Because of Flagstaff Pulliam Airport's high elevation of 7,014 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FLG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FLG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,332 miles (18,236 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) is Sedona Airport (SDX), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of FLG.
• Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) currently has only 1 runway.
• American Eagle served the airport on behalf of American Airlines at one point with Saab 340 turboprops to Phoenix.
• More recently, Horizon Air, a subsidiary of the Alaska Air Group, operated Bombardier Q400 flights to Los Angeles before ceasing all service into Flagstaff.
• America West Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 turboprops flew to the former America West hub in Phoenix before this airline was merged into US Airways.