Nonstop flight route between Wilmington, North Carolina, United States and Sukhothai, Thailand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wilmington International Airport (ILM), Wilmington, North Carolina, United States and Sukhothai Airport (THS), Sukhothai, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,875 miles (or 14,283 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 Wilmington International Airport and Sukhothai 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 Wilmington International Airport and Sukhothai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wilmington International Airport (ILM):

• Wilmington International Airport is a public airport located just north of Wilmington, North Carolina, in unincorporated Wrightsboro, Cape Fear Township, New Hanover County.
• When the contamination of the site was discovered, about 500 people live within a mile of the Site.
• The closest airport to Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNE of ILM.
• Because of Wilmington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilmington 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.
• As of August 2011, Wilmington International Airport has 134 aircraft that are based at the Airport.
• The furthest airport from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,693 miles (18,818 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• ILM was one of four airports along the East Coast which served as an emergency abort landing site for the Space Shuttle.
• In 2006, the FAA Airport Improvement Program awarded Wilmington International Airport $10,526,342.
• American Eagle began service between Wilmington and Chicago O'Hare International Airport in July 2011 after the airport authority offered two years of waived fees and marketing cost sharing.
• In addition to being known as "Wilmington International Airport", another name for ILM is "New Hanover County International Airport".
• Wilmington International Airport (ILM) has 2 runways.

Facts about Sukhothai Airport (THS):

• Because of Sukhothai Airport's relatively low elevation of 179 feet, planes can take off or land at Sukhothai 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 Sukhothai Airport (THS) is Tak Airport (TKT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of THS.
• The furthest airport from Sukhothai Airport (THS) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Sukhothai Airport (meaning Sukhothai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,079 miles (19,440 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Sukhothai Airport (THS) currently has only 1 runway.