Nonstop flight route between Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain and Khon Kaen, Thailand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain and Khon Kaen Airport (KKC), Khon Kaen, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,289 miles (or 11,731 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 Gran Canaria 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 Gran Canaria Airport and Khon Kaen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gran Canaria Airport (LPA):

• In 2011 it handled over 10.5 million passengers, an 11.1% increase compared to 2010, and 23,7 million tonnes of cargo.
• The furthest airport from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Gran Canaria Airport (meaning Gran Canaria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
• The Canary Islands Air Command is based in the city of Las Palmas.
• Because of Gran Canaria Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Gran Canaria 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 Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WNW of LPA.
• In 1970, work began on the current passenger terminal that is being used to operate flights today.
• In October 1991, the terminal was enlarged with improved facilities so it could handle more passengers.
• Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) has 2 runways.
• Gran Canaria Airport handled 9,770,253 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Gran Canaria Airport", another name for LPA is "Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria".
• Currently Gran Canaria airport is under renovation.

Facts about Khon Kaen Airport (KKC):

• Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Khon Kaen Airport", another name for KKC is "ท่าอากาศยานขอนแก่น".
• 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.