Nonstop flight route between Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand and Diomede, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK), Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO), Diomede, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,243 miles (or 8,437 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 Nakhon Ratchasima Airport and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2), 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 Nakhon Ratchasima Airport and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK):

• In addition to being known as "Nakhon Ratchasima Airport", another name for NAK is "ท่าอากาศยานนครราชสีมา".
• Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) is Buriram Airport (BFV), which is located 66 miles (105 kilometers) ENE of NAK.
• The furthest airport from Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (meaning Nakhon Ratchasima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Because of Nakhon Ratchasima Airport's relatively low elevation of 765 feet, planes can take off or land at Nakhon Ratchasima 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 Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO):

• During the centuries, the village on Little Diomede was gradually inhabited as a permanent settlement and the entire island was incorporated into the city of Diomede in 1970.
• The furthest airport from Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,411 miles (16,755 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DIO.
• Today there are about 30 buildings on the island, including the residential housing that was mainly built in the 1970s and 1980s.
• Because of Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) 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 median income for a household in the city was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $24,583.
• There are no roads, highways, railroads, or internal waterways on the island.
• According to Arthur Ahkinga, who lived on Little Diomede island at the turn of the 1940s, the Iñupiat on the island made their living by hunting and carving ivory which they traded or sold.
• Water for winter use is drawn from a mountain spring, then treated and stored in 434,000-U.S.-gallon storage tanks.