Nonstop flight route between Lampang, Thailand and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lampang Airport (LPT), Lampang, Thailand and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,983 miles (or 14,456 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 William P. Hobby 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 William P. Hobby Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lampang Airport (LPT):

• The closest airport to Lampang Airport (LPT) is Phrae Airport (PRH), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) ESE of LPT.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Lampang Airport", another name for LPT is "ท่าอากาศยานลำปาง".
• Lampang Airport (LPT) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.

Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):

• The city of Houston opened and dedicated a new air terminal and hangar in 1940.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 because of expansion limitations at Hobby, and all airlines at Hobby moved there.
• The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
• Hobby Airport handles domestic service for six commercial airlines and is an international point of entry for general aviation activity between Texas and Mexico.
• The terminal includes an interfaith chapel.
• William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
• Houston is a focus city for Southwest Airlines, and was the seventh-largest city in Southwest's network as of 2013.
• The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
• Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
• William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.