Nonstop flight route between Lodwar, Kenya and Bangkok, Thailand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lodwar Airport (LOK), Lodwar, Kenya and Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,499 miles (or 7,241 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 Lodwar Airport and Suvarnabhumi 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 Lodwar Airport and Suvarnabhumi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lodwar Airport (LOK):

• Lodwar Airport (LOK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Lodwar Airport (LOK) is Eliye Springs Airport (EYS), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of LOK.
• In addition to being known as "Lodwar Airport", another name for LOK is "Lodwar".
• The furthest airport from Lodwar Airport (LOK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,848 miles (19,067 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Lodwar Airport is an airport in Kenya.
• Lodwar Airport is a civilian airport that serves the town of Lodwar and surrounding communities.

Facts about Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK):

• Further investigations found that taxilane and taxiway rutting was caused by separation of the asphalt binder from the aggregate surface due to prolonged water infiltration into the asphalt concrete base course, a phenomenon known as "stripping." The 23-centimetre thick base course is the top-most layer of the tarmac.
• Detailed investigations found that water seepage was evident along the rims of the expansion joints in the cement-tested base, indicating that a large quantity of water was still trapped in the sand blanket.
• The closest airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BKK.
• Suvarnabhumi was officially opened for limited domestic flight service on 15 September 2006, and opened for most domestic and all international commercial flights on 28 September 2006.
• Because of Suvarnabhumi Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Suvarnabhumi 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 furthest airport from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Suvarnabhumi Airport (meaning Suvarnabhumi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
• Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) has 2 runways.
• Suvarnabhumi Airport's main terminal roof is designed with structural elements and bays placed in a cantilevered, wavelike form to appear to "float" over the concourse beneath.
• The airport is currently the main hub for Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways and Orient Thai Airlines.
• In addition to being known as "Suvarnabhumi Airport", other names for BKK include "ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ" and "VTBS".
• Many difficulties were recorded in the first few days of the airport's operation.
• Suvarnabhumi officially opened at 03:00 on 28 September 2006, taking over all flights from Don Mueang.
• A further delay was caused by the discovery that the airport had been built over an old graveyard, and superstitious construction workers claimed to have seen ghosts there.
• Suvarnabhumi Airport.