Nonstop flight route between El Paso, Texas, United States and Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma):
Departure Airport:
(31°48'25"N by 106°22'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(20°29'0"N by 99°56'7"E)
Distance from ELP to THL:
8,425.88 miles (13,560.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas, United States and Tachilek Airport (THL), Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,426 miles (or 13,560 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 El Paso International Airport and Tachilek 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 El Paso International Airport and Tachilek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELP / KELP |
| Airport Name: | El Paso International Airport |
| Location: | El Paso, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°48'25"N by 106°22'38"W |
| Area Served: | El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of El Paso |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3958 feet (1,206 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELP |
| More Information: | ELP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THL / VYTL |
| Airport Name: | Tachilek Airport |
| Location: | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°29'0"N by 99°56'7"E |
| Area Served: | Tachilek, Myanmar |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1280 feet (390 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from THL |
| More Information: | THL Maps & Info |
Facts about El Paso International Airport (ELP):
- What became El Paso International Airport was built as Standard Airport by Standard Airlines in 1929 for transcontinental air mail service.
- El Paso International Airport (ELP) has 3 runways.
- El Paso International Airport handled 3,065,393 passengers last year.
- El Paso International Airport is a public airport four miles northeast of downtown El Paso, in El Paso County, Texas, US.
- The terminal is a pier-satellite layout.
- The closest airport to El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) N of ELP.
- The passenger concourses were built in 1971 as part of an expansion that tripled the size of the airport.
- The furthest airport from El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,389 miles (18,329 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Tachilek Airport (THL):
- The furthest airport from Tachilek Airport (THL) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,923 miles (19,188 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- Tachilek Airport (THL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tachilek Airport (THL) is Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) ESE of THL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.92 miles (4.70 km) N | Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 12.18 miles (19.60 km) SSW | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 3 | 12.18 miles (19.60 km) SSW | Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipal Airport (NCG) | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 4 | 46.12 miles (74.22 km) NW | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 73.68 miles (118.57 km) W | Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 73.94 miles (118.99 km) NNE | Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 7 | 74.85 miles (120.46 km) NNE | Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 8 | 84.71 miles (136.33 km) WNW | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) | Deming, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 107.27 miles (172.64 km) ESE | Culberson County Airport (VHN) | Van Horn, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 111.68 miles (179.73 km) NNW | Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 118.72 miles (191.07 km) WNW | Grant County Airport (SVC) | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 129.09 miles (207.74 km) ENE | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 132.84 miles (213.78 km) ENE | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 149.09 miles (239.94 km) NE | Roswell International Air Center (ROW) | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 171.24 miles (275.58 km) E | Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) | Pecos, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,388.95 miles (18,328.70 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,176.25 miles (17,986.39 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,102.20 miles (17,867.21 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,088.83 miles (17,845.70 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,755.20 miles (17,308.78 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,717.22 miles (17,247.65 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,655.89 miles (17,148.94 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,654.95 miles (17,147.44 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,634.06 miles (17,113.81 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,617.40 miles (17,087.00 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,580.16 miles (17,027.08 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,565.32 miles (17,003.19 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,527.79 miles (16,942.80 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,504.94 miles (16,906.02 km) ESE | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 15 | 10,501.12 miles (16,899.88 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.05 miles (58.01 km) ESE | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| 2 | 36.87 miles (59.34 km) S | Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) | Chiang Rai, Thailand | |
| 3 | 59.73 miles (96.13 km) NNW | Kengtung Airport (KET) | Kengtung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 4 | 100.38 miles (161.55 km) ENE | Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) | Luang Namtha, Laos | |
| 5 | 115.85 miles (186.44 km) NNE | Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) | Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China | |
| 6 | 124.56 miles (200.46 km) SW | Pai Airport (PYY) | Pai, Thailand | |
| 7 | 133.81 miles (215.34 km) E | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 8 | 134.46 miles (216.40 km) SSW | Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
| 9 | 145.30 miles (233.85 km) SE | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 10 | 149.90 miles (241.24 km) ESE | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
| 11 | 151.33 miles (243.54 km) WSW | Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN) | Mae Hong Son, Thailand | |
| 12 | 155.44 miles (250.16 km) S | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand | |
| 13 | 163.16 miles (262.57 km) S | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 14 | 184.83 miles (297.45 km) WSW | Loikaw Airport (LIW) | Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15 | 204.09 miles (328.44 km) W | Heho Airport (HEH) | Heho, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,922.94 miles (19,188.06 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 11,906.59 miles (19,161.74 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,835.80 miles (19,047.82 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,820.34 miles (19,022.95 km) SSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 5 | 11,811.62 miles (19,008.91 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,799.32 miles (18,989.11 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,799.32 miles (18,989.11 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,797.30 miles (18,985.86 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,792.58 miles (18,978.27 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,789.92 miles (18,973.99 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,787.51 miles (18,970.12 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,786.19 miles (18,967.99 km) WSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,786.19 miles (18,967.99 km) WSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 14 | 11,762.99 miles (18,930.65 km) SSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,717.16 miles (18,856.90 km) SW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |