Nonstop flight route between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Natori, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI), Chiang Rai, Thailand and Sendai Airport (SDJ), Natori, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,749 miles (or 4,424 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 Sendai 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 Sendai 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 |
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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: | SDJ / RJSS |
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Location: | Natori, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°8'22"N by 140°55'0"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDJ |
More Information: | SDJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI):
- Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) is Tachilek Airport (THL), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) N of CEI.
- In addition to being known as "Chiang Rai International Airport", another name for CEI is "ท่าอากาศยานแม่ฟ้าหลวง เชียงราย".
- A new road which can be accessed by turning left upon exiting the airport also leads southbound to the city centre and is a less congested route, as it is not used by intercity buses heading north.
- 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.
- Chiang Rai International Airport handled 1,053,863 passengers last year.
Facts about Sendai Airport (SDJ):
- To the south side of the airport are the facilities for small private aircraft, helipads and aircraft hangars.
- To reopen the airport, on 16 March 2011 a team from the United States Air Force's 320th Special Tactics Squadron from Kadena Air Base parachuted into Matsushima, Miyagi, then moved overland to the airport.
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) has 2 runways.
- Beginning 6 April 1990, Asiana Airlines established a route to Seoul to Sendai, thus beginning international service from the airport.
- Although most international services from Sendai came back online following the 2011 disaster, most services between Sendai and China were suspended or cancelled between 2012 and 2013 due to worsened Sino-Japanese relations.
- Because of Sendai Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Sendai 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 closest airport to Sendai Airport (SDJ) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of SDJ.
- In addition to being known as "Sendai Airport", other names for SDJ include "仙台空港" and "Sendai Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Sendai Airport (SDJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,588 miles (18,650 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.