Nonstop flight route between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Tampa, Florida, United States:
Departure Airport:
(19°57'7"N by 99°52'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(27°58'32"N by 82°31'59"W)
Distance from CEI to TPA:
9,121.37 miles (14,679.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI), Chiang Rai, Thailand and Tampa International Airport (TPA), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,121 miles (or 14,679 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 Tampa International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | TPA / KTPA |
| Airport Name: | Tampa International Airport |
| Location: | Tampa, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°58'32"N by 82°31'59"W |
| Area Served: | Tampa, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Hillsborough County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TPA |
| More Information: | TPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI):
- The airport is located about 10 km from the city centre.
- Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Chiang Rai International Airport", another name for CEI is "ท่าอากาศยานแม่ฟ้าหลวง เชียงราย".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Tampa International Airport (TPA):
- The furthest airport from Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,435 miles (18,403 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1928 the city completed the 160-acre Drew Field six miles west of Downtown Tampa.
- Tampa International Airport (TPA) has 3 runways.
- Because of Tampa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa 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 closest airport to Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of TPA.
- During the following decades, the airport was expanded to handle more traffic and additional airlines.
- Below is a brief description of the four original airsides and the airlines that occupied them throughout the years.
- Turbine-powered flights began in 1959 on Eastern Air Lines' L-188 Electra.
| 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 | 6.60 miles (10.62 km) SE | Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF) | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| 2 | 8.75 miles (14.08 km) S | MacDill Air Force Base (MCF) | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 10.44 miles (16.81 km) WSW | St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) | Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States | |
| 4 | 13.75 miles (22.12 km) W | Clearwater Air Park (CLW) | Clearwater, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 15.63 miles (25.16 km) SSW | Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 28.87 miles (46.47 km) NE | Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 31.42 miles (50.56 km) E | Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) | Lakeland, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 40.09 miles (64.53 km) S | Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) | Sarasota, Florida (near Bradenton), United States | |
| 9 | 45.83 miles (73.75 km) E | Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) | Bartow, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 47.96 miles (77.18 km) E | Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 62.71 miles (100.93 km) S | Venice Municipal Airport (VNC) | Venice, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 65.51 miles (105.42 km) ENE | Walt Disney World Airport (DWS) | Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] | |
| 13 | 66.89 miles (107.65 km) ESE | Avon Park Executive Airport (AVO) | Avon Park, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 70.23 miles (113.02 km) ENE | Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 73.27 miles (117.92 km) NE | Leesburg International Airport (LEE) | Leesburg, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,434.84 miles (18,402.54 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,412.43 miles (18,366.48 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,411.35 miles (18,364.74 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,388.18 miles (18,327.45 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,364.37 miles (18,289.14 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,345.25 miles (18,258.37 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,338.37 miles (18,247.30 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,325.08 miles (18,225.90 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,321.51 miles (18,220.16 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,315.81 miles (18,210.99 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,309.05 miles (18,200.11 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,303.92 miles (18,191.85 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,300.74 miles (18,186.74 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,297.56 miles (18,181.62 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,294.00 miles (18,175.89 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |