Nonstop flight route between Lampang, Thailand and Decatur, Alabama, United States:
Departure Airport:
(18°16'15"N by 99°30'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°39'15"N by 86°56'43"W)
Distance from LPT to DCU:
8,755.56 miles (14,090.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lampang Airport (LPT), Lampang, Thailand and Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU), Decatur, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,756 miles (or 14,091 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 Lampang Airport and Pryor Field Regional 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 Lampang Airport and Pryor Field Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPT / VTCL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lampang, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°16'15"N by 99°30'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 811 feet (247 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LPT |
| More Information: | LPT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCU / KDCU |
| Airport Name: | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Location: | Decatur, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°39'15"N by 86°56'43"W |
| Area Served: | Decatur, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Decatur/Athens Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 592 feet (180 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DCU |
| More Information: | DCU Maps & Info |
Facts about Lampang Airport (LPT):
- Because of Lampang Airport's relatively low elevation of 811 feet, planes can take off or land at Lampang 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.
- Lampang Airport (LPT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lampang Airport", another name for LPT is "ท่าอากาศยานลำปาง".
- The furthest airport from Lampang Airport (LPT) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Lampang Airport (meaning Lampang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,014 miles (19,335 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- The closest airport to Lampang Airport (LPT) is Phrae Airport (PRH), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) ESE of LPT.
Facts about Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU):
- In 2007, Chris Wright was struck by a propeller as he was "hand propping" starting his plane.
- Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Pryor Field Regional Airport receives $30,000 annually each from the cities of Athens and Decatur and from the county commissions of Morgan and Limestone
- The furthest airport from Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,180 miles (17,992 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Huntsville International Airport (HSV), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of DCU.
- Because of Pryor Field Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 592 feet, planes can take off or land at Pryor Field Regional 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.
- A newly built $1.8 million terminal building opened in 2008 at the north end of the field as part of a federally funded $3.3 million project.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.42 miles (71.49 km) ESE | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 49.32 miles (79.37 km) NW | Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
| 3 | 74.31 miles (119.59 km) SSE | Sukhothai Airport (THS) | Sukhothai, Thailand | |
| 4 | 96.42 miles (155.18 km) S | Tak Airport (TKT) | Tak, Thailand | |
| 5 | 102.59 miles (165.10 km) NW | Pai Airport (PYY) | Pai, Thailand | |
| 6 | 118.77 miles (191.13 km) NNE | Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) | Chiang Rai, Thailand | |
| 7 | 122.78 miles (197.59 km) NW | Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN) | Mae Hong Son, Thailand | |
| 8 | 125.62 miles (202.17 km) SSW | Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) | Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand | |
| 9 | 150.15 miles (241.65 km) NNE | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| 10 | 155.44 miles (250.16 km) N | Tachilek Airport (THL) | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 11 | 156.73 miles (252.23 km) SE | Phetchabun Airport (PHY) | Phetchabun, Thailand | |
| 12 | 156.76 miles (252.29 km) ESE | Loei Airport (LOE) | Loei, Thailand | |
| 13 | 160.26 miles (257.91 km) ENE | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 14 | 175.21 miles (281.97 km) SW | Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU) | Mawlamyaing (Maulmyine), Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15 | 178.90 miles (287.91 km) WNW | Loikaw Airport (LIW) | Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,014.47 miles (19,335.36 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,000.88 miles (19,313.49 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,949.75 miles (19,231.21 km) SSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 4 | 11,889.15 miles (19,133.69 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,889.15 miles (19,133.69 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,877.22 miles (19,114.49 km) SW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,867.49 miles (19,098.83 km) WSW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,834.10 miles (19,045.09 km) W | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,834.02 miles (19,044.96 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,792.87 miles (18,978.73 km) SSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,790.38 miles (18,974.72 km) SSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,789.70 miles (18,973.63 km) SSW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,781.27 miles (18,960.06 km) WSW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,770.60 miles (18,942.89 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,770.60 miles (18,942.89 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.75 miles (15.69 km) E | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 2 | 14.90 miles (23.98 km) E | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 35.39 miles (56.96 km) NE | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FYM) | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 38.30 miles (61.63 km) W | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 63.59 miles (102.34 km) NNW | Maury County Airport (MRC) | Columbia/Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 63.86 miles (102.77 km) NE | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 67.85 miles (109.19 km) SE | Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD) | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 68.70 miles (110.56 km) NNE | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 9 | 70.49 miles (113.44 km) ENE | Franklin County Airport (UOS) | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 70.57 miles (113.57 km) WSW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 11 | 76.14 miles (122.53 km) S | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 82.06 miles (132.06 km) ENE | Marion County Airport (APT) | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | |
| 13 | 85.51 miles (137.62 km) SSE | St. Clair County Airport (PLR) | Pell City, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 86.47 miles (139.16 km) NNW | Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 15 | 90.74 miles (146.03 km) SE | Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) | Talladega, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,179.89 miles (17,992.25 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,160.27 miles (17,960.66 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,140.94 miles (17,929.56 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,128.73 miles (17,909.90 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,124.24 miles (17,902.69 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,122.62 miles (17,900.07 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,110.85 miles (17,881.13 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,104.61 miles (17,871.09 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,103.33 miles (17,869.03 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,097.40 miles (17,859.49 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,074.48 miles (17,822.60 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,050.67 miles (17,784.29 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,041.81 miles (17,770.02 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,035.79 miles (17,760.33 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,032.55 miles (17,755.12 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |