Nonstop flight route between May Creek, Alaska, United States and Surat Thani, Thailand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between May Creek Airport (MYK), May Creek, Alaska, United States and Surat Thani International Airport (URT), Surat Thani, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,553 miles (or 10,546 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 May Creek Airport and Surat Thani International 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 May Creek Airport and Surat Thani International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about May Creek Airport (MYK):

• May Creek Airport (MYK) currently has only 1 runway.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 28 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 18 enplanements in 2009, and 8 in 2010.
• The closest airport to May Creek Airport (MYK) is McCarthy Airport (MXY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NW of MYK.
• The furthest airport from May Creek Airport (MYK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,477 miles (16,861 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• May Creek Airport has one runway designated 13/31 with a turf and gravel surface measuring 2,700 by 100 feet.

Facts about Surat Thani International Airport (URT):

• The furthest airport from Surat Thani International Airport (URT) is Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU), which is nearly antipodal to Surat Thani International Airport (meaning Surat Thani International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,789 kilometers) away in Trujillo, Peru.
• Surat Thani International Airport (URT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Surat Thani International Airport", another name for URT is "ท่าอากาศยานสุราษฎร์ธานี".
• The 701 Squadron, "Shark", flies six SAAB JAS-39 C/D Gripen fighter aircraft and still operates up to twelve of the remaining F-5B and F-5E Tiger fighters.
• Because of Surat Thani International Airport's relatively low elevation of 286 feet, planes can take off or land at Surat Thani 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.
• Surat Thani Airport is situated in the Phunphin, Surat Thani, Thailand.
• The closest airport to Surat Thani International Airport (URT) is Ranong Airport (UNN), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NW of URT.
• As well as being a commercial facility, Suratthani Airport is also an active Royal Thai Air Force base, the home of 4th Air Division/7th Wing Air Combat Command.