Nonstop flight route between Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States and Bangkok, Thailand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site    (CZF), Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States and Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,493 miles (or 8,840 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 Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site    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 Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site    and Suvarnabhumi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site    (CZF):

• The closest airport to Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site    (CZF) is Scammon Bay Airport (SCM), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of CZF.
• Cape Romanzof AFS was a continental defence radar station constructed to provide the United States Air Force early warning of an attack by the Soviet Union on Alaska.
• In addition to being known as "Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site   ", another name for CZF is "Cape Romanzof AFS Radars F-06".
• Over the years, the equipment at the station was upgraded or modified to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the information gathered by the radars.
• The furthest airport from Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site    (CZF) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,504 miles (16,905 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.

Facts about Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK):

• In January 2007, ruts were discovered in the runways at Suvarnabhumi.
• In addition to being known as "Suvarnabhumi Airport", other names for BKK include "ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ" and "VTBS".
• Suvarnabhumi Airport's main terminal roof is designed with structural elements and bays placed in a cantilevered, wavelike form to appear to "float" over the concourse beneath.
• The closest airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BKK.
• Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• On 15 September 2006, the airport started limited daily operations with Jetstar Asia Airways operating three Singapore to Bangkok flights 3K511.
• The 8,400 acres plot of land occupied by the airport was purchased in 1973, but the student-led protests on 14 October that year led the overthrow of the military government of Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn and the project was shelved.
• 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.