Nonstop flight route between Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand and Ruislip, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK), Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand and RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,942 miles (or 9,563 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 RAF Northolt, 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 RAF Northolt. 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".
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):

• The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
• The remains of a Hawker Hurricane flown by Flying Officer Ludwik Witold Paszkiewicz, the first pilot in No. 303 Squadron to shoot down an enemy aircraft, were donated to the station in June 2008.
• On 15 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain, No. 1 Squadron RCAF, No. 229 Squadron, No.
• Northolt became an active base during the Second World War for Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force squadrons in their defence of the United Kingdom.
• On 1 June 1960, an Avro Anson aircraft suffered engine failure soon after take-off from Northolt and crash-landed on top of the nearby Express Dairies plant in South Ruislip.
• The furthest airport from RAF Northolt (NHT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.