Nonstop flight route between Los Angeles, California, United States and Khon Kaen, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California, United States and Khon Kaen Airport (KKC), Khon Kaen, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,024 miles (or 12,913 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 Los Angeles International Airport and Khon Kaen 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 Los Angeles International Airport and Khon Kaen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAX / KLAX |
| Airport Name: | Los Angeles International Airport |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'33"N by 118°24'29"W |
| Area Served: | Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Los Angeles |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAX |
| More Information: | LAX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKC / VTUK |
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| Location: | Khon Kaen, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°27'59"N by 102°47'1"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Military |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 670 feet (204 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KKC |
| More Information: | KKC Maps & Info |
Facts about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):
- Because of Los Angeles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Angeles 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 airport is a hub for United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and a focus city for Southwest Airlines, Allegiant Air, Air New Zealand, Qantas, Virgin America and Volaris.
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has 4 runways.
- Starting in the mid-1990s, under Mayors Richard Riordan and James Hahn, modernization and expansion plans for LAX were prepared, only to be stymied by a coalition of residents who live near the airport.
- American Airlines' 707-123s flew the first jet passengers out of LAX to New York in January 1959.
- The furthest airport from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,487 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Los Angeles International Airport handled 66,667,619 passengers last year.
- On Friday, October 12, Endeavour left the hangar at 2:00 a.m.
- On April 29, 1992, the airport closed for violence and cleanup after the 1992 Los Angeles Riots over the Rodney King beating.
- In 2012, LAX was the sixth busiest airport in the world by passenger volume with 63,688,121 passengers, an increase of 3% from 2011.
- The closest airport to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) ESE of LAX.
Facts about Khon Kaen Airport (KKC):
- Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Khon Kaen Airport's relatively low elevation of 670 feet, planes can take off or land at Khon Kaen 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 "Khon Kaen Airport", another name for KKC is "ท่าอากาศยานขอนแก่น".
- The furthest airport from Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Khon Kaen Airport (meaning Khon Kaen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,250 miles (19,714 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- The closest airport to Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) is Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) N of KKC.
