Nonstop flight route between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Mae Sot Airport (MAQ), Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,083 miles (or 13,009 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Mae Sot 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Mae Sot Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):

• Next, Kincheloe AFB was assigned to the Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector at K.
• Flying out of Kinross in 1953, pilot Felix Moncla and his plane disappeared while pursuing a UFO over the Soo Locks and Lake Superior.
• The closest airport to Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of INR.
• The furthest airport from Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The 4239th Strategic Wing was inactivated as the 449th Bombardment Wing was activated on 15 Nov 1962 and organized on 1 February 1963, assigned to SAC's Second Air Force, 40th Air Division.
• The importance of Kincheloe AFB to ADC was evident in 1960 with some major changes.

Facts about Mae Sot Airport (MAQ):

• Because of Mae Sot Airport's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at Mae Sot 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.
• Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Mae Sot Airport (meaning Mae Sot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,033 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• In addition to being known as "Mae Sot Airport", another name for MAQ is "ท่าอากาศยานแม่สอด".
• The closest airport to Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) is Tak Airport (TKT), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of MAQ.