Nonstop flight route between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States:
Departure Airport:
(19°57'7"N by 99°52'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°43'54"N by 97°5'58"W)
Distance from CEI to PNC:
8,366.60 miles (13,464.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI), Chiang Rai, Thailand and Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC), Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,367 miles (or 13,465 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 Ponca City Regional 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 Ponca City Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEI / VTCT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chiang Rai, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°57'7"N by 99°52'58"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports of Thailand |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1280 feet (390 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEI |
| More Information: | CEI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNC / KPNC |
| Airport Name: | Ponca City Regional Airport |
| Location: | Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°43'54"N by 97°5'58"W |
| Area Served: | Ponca City, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Ponca City |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1008 feet (307 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PNC |
| More Information: | PNC Maps & Info |
Facts about Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI):
- In addition to being known as "Chiang Rai International Airport", another name for CEI is "ท่าอากาศยานแม่ฟ้าหลวง เชียงราย".
- The airport's IATA code is CEI and economical flights are made several times daily to Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi which is a regional hub airport with daily flights to every major city in the world.
- Chiang Rai International Airport handled 1,053,863 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Access to the airport is available from an access road linking the airport with Phahonyothin Road, which leads southbound to the city centre, Chiang Mai, Bus Terminal II and all the way to Bangkok and northbound to Mae Chan, Mae Sai and the Thai-Myanmar border.
Facts about Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC):
- Pilot training at the airfield apparently ended on May 30, 1944, with the reduced demand for new pilots.
- The furthest airport from Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,773 miles (17,338 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In November 1942, Royal Air Force training ended at Miami and the airfield became a primary pilot training airfield assigned to AAF Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Training Center.
- The closest airport to Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC) is Earl Henry Airport (BWL), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WNW of PNC.
- Scheduled passenger flights on Great Lakes Airlines to Denver and Dodge City ended in August, 2006.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.87 miles (59.34 km) N | Tachilek Airport (THL) | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) |     |
| 2 | 41.70 miles (67.10 km) ENE | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| 3 | 94.59 miles (152.23 km) N | Kengtung Airport (KET) | Kengtung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 4 | 101.53 miles (163.40 km) SW | Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
| 5 | 102.64 miles (165.18 km) WSW | Pai Airport (PYY) | Pai, Thailand | |
| 6 | 118.77 miles (191.13 km) SSW | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand | |
| 7 | 120.55 miles (194.01 km) NE | Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) | Luang Namtha, Laos | |
| 8 | 127.09 miles (204.54 km) S | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 9 | 130.28 miles (209.67 km) ESE | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 10 | 132.07 miles (212.55 km) WSW | Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN) | Mae Hong Son, Thailand | |
| 11 | 145.74 miles (234.54 km) ENE | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 12 | 148.02 miles (238.22 km) E | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
| 13 | 150.71 miles (242.54 km) NNE | Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) | Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China | |
| 14 | 174.35 miles (280.60 km) W | Loikaw Airport (LIW) | Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15 | 187.60 miles (301.91 km) S | Sukhothai Airport (THS) | Sukhothai, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,947.38 miles (19,227.40 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 11,936.54 miles (19,209.95 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,853.77 miles (19,076.74 km) SSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 4 | 11,842.33 miles (19,058.33 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,825.48 miles (19,031.22 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,825.48 miles (19,031.22 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,823.59 miles (19,028.18 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,815.75 miles (19,015.56 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,793.65 miles (18,980.00 km) SSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,791.55 miles (18,976.61 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,789.11 miles (18,972.69 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,789.11 miles (18,972.69 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 13 | 11,775.94 miles (18,951.49 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,770.86 miles (18,943.31 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,737.81 miles (18,890.12 km) SW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.81 miles (20.61 km) WNW | Earl Henry Airport (BWL) | Blackwell, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 2 | 30.37 miles (48.87 km) N | Strother Field (WLD) | Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| 3 | 39.45 miles (63.49 km) S | Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 45.39 miles (73.04 km) WSW | Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG) | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 5 | 52.87 miles (85.08 km) WSW | Vance Air Force Base (END) | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 6 | 56.83 miles (91.47 km) W | Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA) | Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 57.00 miles (91.73 km) SSE | Cushing Municipal Airport (CUH) | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 8 | 60.31 miles (97.06 km) E | Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO) | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 9 | 61.62 miles (99.17 km) WNW | Anthony Municipal Airport (ANY) | Anthony, Kansas, United States | |
| 10 | 62.26 miles (100.19 km) N | McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 63.34 miles (101.94 km) SSW | Guthrie–Edmond Regional Airport (GOK) | Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 63.88 miles (102.80 km) N | Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 66.03 miles (106.26 km) NNW | Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 14 | 66.80 miles (107.51 km) N | Beech Factory Airport (BEC) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 15 | 69.66 miles (112.11 km) SSE | Stroud Municipal Airport (SUD) | Stroud, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,773.24 miles (17,337.81 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,620.02 miles (17,091.23 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,598.90 miles (17,057.23 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,577.63 miles (17,023.00 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,568.62 miles (17,008.51 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,556.26 miles (16,988.61 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,547.14 miles (16,973.93 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 8 | 10,541.60 miles (16,965.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,539.40 miles (16,961.47 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,533.28 miles (16,951.63 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,531.10 miles (16,948.12 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,519.15 miles (16,928.88 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,510.32 miles (16,914.68 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,488.37 miles (16,879.35 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,488.07 miles (16,878.87 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |