Nonstop flight route between Nakhon Phanom, Thailand and Provo, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP), Nakhon Phanom, Thailand and Provo Municipal Airport (PVU), Provo, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,821 miles (or 12,587 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 Nakhon Phanom Airport and Provo Municipal 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 Nakhon Phanom Airport and Provo Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOP / VTUW |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°23'2"N by 104°38'35"E |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 587 feet (179 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOP |
More Information: | KOP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PVU / KPVU |
Airport Name: | Provo Municipal Airport |
Location: | Provo, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°13'9"N by 111°43'24"W |
Area Served: | Provo, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | City of Provo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4497 feet (1,371 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PVU |
More Information: | PVU Maps & Info |
Facts about Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP):
- The closest airport to Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) is Savannakhet Airport (ZVK), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) S of KOP.
- In addition to being known as "Nakhon Phanom Airport", another name for KOP is "ท่าอากาศยานนครพนม".
- The furthest airport from Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Nakhon Phanom Airport (meaning Nakhon Phanom Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,260 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- Because of Nakhon Phanom Airport's relatively low elevation of 587 feet, planes can take off or land at Nakhon Phanom 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.
- Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Provo Municipal Airport (PVU):
- Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) has 2 runways.
- Because of Provo Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,497 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PVU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PVU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In anticipation of commercial passenger service, a new terminal area was built in early 2011 to house Transportation Security Administration equipment for passenger screening.
- The airport is used for general aviation and rarely had scheduled airline flights until June 2011 when Frontier Airlines began daily flights to Denver.
- Having one fixed base operator, the airport is frequently used for flight training and is home to flight schools, including one operated by Utah Valley University.
- The furthest airport from Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,993 miles (17,692 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NNW of PVU.