Nonstop flight route between Wink, Texas, United States and Surat Thani, Thailand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Winkler County Airport (INK), Wink, Texas, United States and Surat Thani International Airport (URT), Surat Thani, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,248 miles (or 14,883 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 Winkler County Airport and Surat Thani International 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 Winkler County Airport and Surat Thani International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Winkler County Airport (INK):

• Winkler County Airport (INK) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Winkler County Airport", another name for INK is "(former Wink Air Force Aux. Field)".
• The furthest airport from Winkler County Airport (INK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,260 miles (18,122 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Winkler County Airport covers an area of 1,000 acres at an elevation of 2,822 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Winkler County Airport (INK) is Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSW of INK.

Facts about Surat Thani International Airport (URT):

• Surat Thani International Airport (URT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The 701 Squadron, "Shark", flies six SAAB JAS-39 C/D Gripen fighter aircraft and still operates up to twelve of the remaining F-5B and F-5E Tiger fighters.
• Surat Thani Airport is situated in the Phunphin, Surat Thani, Thailand.
• As well as being a commercial facility, Suratthani Airport is also an active Royal Thai Air Force base, the home of 4th Air Division/7th Wing Air Combat Command.
• The furthest airport from Surat Thani International Airport (URT) is Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU), which is nearly antipodal to Surat Thani International Airport (meaning Surat Thani International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,789 kilometers) away in Trujillo, Peru.
• Because of Surat Thani International Airport's relatively low elevation of 286 feet, planes can take off or land at Surat Thani 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.
• The closest airport to Surat Thani International Airport (URT) is Ranong Airport (UNN), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NW of URT.
• In addition to being known as "Surat Thani International Airport", another name for URT is "ท่าอากาศยานสุราษฎร์ธานี".