Nonstop flight route between Corfu, Greece and Bangkok, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU), Corfu, Greece and Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,136 miles (or 8,265 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 Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" and Suvarnabhumi 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 Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" and Suvarnabhumi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFU / LGKR |
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| Location: | Corfu, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°36'6"N by 19°54'42"E |
| Area Served: | Corfu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CFU |
| More Information: | CFU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKK / VTBS (VTBD |
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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 |
Facts about Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU):
- Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) currently has only 1 runway.
- There is a taxi rank outside the terminal and a bus stop connecting the airport with Corfu Town.
- Because of Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias"'s relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" 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 airport offers domestic flights with Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines, but the vast majority of traffic in the summer season is charter flights for holidaymakers.
- The closest airport to Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) is Ioannina National Airport (IOA), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) E of CFU.
- The furthest airport from Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,546 miles (18,581 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias"", other names for CFU include "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κέρκυρας" and ""Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας"".
Facts about Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK):
- The Engineering Institute of Thailand sent a formal warning to the AoT in November 2006 about the urgent need to drain water from beneath the tarmac, and the need for immediate action.
- 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 addition to being known as "Suvarnabhumi Airport", other names for BKK include "ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ" and "VTBS".
- Months into its opening, issues such as congestion, construction quality, signage, provision of facilities, and soil subsidence continued to plague the project, prompting calls to reopen Don Mueang to allow for repairs to be done.
- The closest airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BKK.
- Full tests of the airport took place on 3 and 29 July 2006.
- Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) has 2 runways.
- The integration of structural form into overall aesthetics is a phenomenon personally described by Helmut Jahn as "archi-neering".
- 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.
- Suvarnabhumi is the sixteenth busiest airport in the world, sixth busiest airport in Asia, and the busiest in the country, having handled 53 million passengers in 2012, and is also a major air cargo hub, with a total of 96 airlines.
- The airport was due to open in late 2005, but a series of budget overruns, construction flaws, and allegations of corruption plagued the project.
