Nonstop flight route between Glasgow, Montana, United States and Bangkok, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow International Airport (GGW), Glasgow, Montana, United States and Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK), Bangkok, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,841 miles (or 12,619 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 Glasgow International Airport 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 Glasgow International Airport 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: | GGW / KGGW |
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| Location: | Glasgow, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°12'44"N by 106°36'52"W |
| Area Served: | Glasgow, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Glasgow & Valley County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2296 feet (700 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GGW |
| More Information: | GGW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBK / VTBS |
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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 NBK |
| More Information: | NBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Glasgow International Airport (GGW):
- Glasgow International Airport (GGW) has 2 runways.
- Scheduled air service temporarily ceased on March 8, 2008, when Big Sky Airlines ended operations in bankruptcy.
- In addition to being known as "Glasgow International Airport", other names for GGW include "Wokal Field" and "(former Glasgow Army Airfield)".
- The closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GGW) is L. M. Clayton Airport (OLF), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) E of GGW.
- The furthest airport from Glasgow International Airport (GGW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,393 miles (16,725 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK):
- 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 furthest airport from Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK) 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.
- Suvarnabhumi officially opened at 03:00 on 28 September 2006, taking over all flights from Don Mueang.
- The closest airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK) is Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of NBK.
- In January 2007, Thai Airways announced a plan to move some of its domestic operations back to Don Muang International Airport due to overcrowding.
- Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK) has 2 runways.
- Planning of a second international airport for Bangkok started in the early 1960s.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Suvarnabhumi Airport", other names for NBK include "ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ" and "BKK".
