Nonstop flight route between Bangkok, Thailand and Santa Monica, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(13°41'33"N by 100°45'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°0'56"N by 118°27'5"W)
Distance from NBK to SMO:
8,253.13 miles (13,282.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK), Bangkok, Thailand and Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,253 miles (or 13,282 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 Suvarnabhumi Airport and Santa Monica 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 Suvarnabhumi Airport and Santa Monica Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBK / VTBS |
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| Location: | Bangkok, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°41'33"N by 100°45'0"E |
| Area Served: | Bangkok |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports of Thailand |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NBK |
| More Information: | NBK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMO / KSMO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Santa Monica, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°0'56"N by 118°27'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Monica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMO |
| More Information: | SMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK):
- In addition to being known as "Suvarnabhumi Airport", other names for NBK include "ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ" and "BKK".
- The airport was due to open in late 2005, but a series of budget overruns, construction flaws, and allegations of corruption plagued the project.
- In January 2007, Thai Airways announced a plan to move some of its domestic operations back to Don Muang International Airport due to overcrowding.
- Planning of a second international airport for Bangkok started in the early 1960s.
- The furthest airport from Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Suvarnabhumi Airport (meaning Suvarnabhumi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- Detailed investigations found that water seepage was evident along the rims of the expansion joints in the cement-tested base, indicating that a large quantity of water was still trapped in the sand blanket.
- The closest airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK) is Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of NBK.
- Because of Suvarnabhumi Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Suvarnabhumi 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.
- Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK) has 2 runways.
Facts about Santa Monica Airport (SMO):
- In addition to being known as "Santa Monica Airport", other names for SMO include "Santa Monica Municipal Airport" and "Clover Field".
- Because of Santa Monica Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Monica 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.
- Santa Monica Airport is a general aviation airport largely in Santa Monica, California.
- Airport Park opened as an 8.3-acre public park on non-aviation lands at the southeast corner of the Airport.
- The closest airport to Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSE of SMO.
- In 2015, the City of Santa Monica's settlement agreement with the FAA concerning the airport expires.
- The furthest airport from Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,484 miles (18,481 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Night Departure Curfew – No takeoffs or engine starts are permitted between 11 pm and 7 am Monday through Friday, or until 8 am on weekends.
- Santa Monica Airport (SMO) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) | Bangkok, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 17.99 miles (28.95 km) NNW | Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) | Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 3 | 72.05 miles (115.95 km) SSE | U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP) | Rayong, Thailand | |
| 4 | 90.63 miles (145.86 km) SW | Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) | Hua Hin, Thailand | |
| 5 | 135.95 miles (218.80 km) NE | Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | |
| 6 | 144.07 miles (231.85 km) SE | Trat Airport (TDX) | Trat, Thailand | |
| 7 | 167.38 miles (269.37 km) WSW | Myeik Airport (MGZ) | Myeik, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 8 | 171.34 miles (275.74 km) ESE | Battambang Airport (BBM) | Battambang, Cambodia | |
| 9 | 173.13 miles (278.63 km) W | Dawei Airport (TVY) | Dawei, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 10 | 198.18 miles (318.94 km) ENE | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| 11 | 206.64 miles (332.56 km) E | Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
| 12 | 208.25 miles (335.15 km) N | Phetchabun Airport (PHY) | Phetchabun, Thailand | |
| 13 | 208.80 miles (336.02 km) SE | Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) | Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia | |
| 14 | 226.32 miles (364.22 km) SSW | Chumphon Airport (CJM) | Chumphon, Thailand | |
| 15 | 234.82 miles (377.91 km) NE | Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) | Khon Kaen, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,252.37 miles (19,718.22 km) SW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 2 | 12,233.41 miles (19,687.71 km) W | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,150.13 miles (19,553.69 km) WSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,138.62 miles (19,535.16 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,119.10 miles (19,503.75 km) S | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,116.43 miles (19,499.46 km) SSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,102.38 miles (19,476.84 km) SW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,095.67 miles (19,466.04 km) W | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,095.67 miles (19,466.04 km) W | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,061.42 miles (19,410.92 km) SW | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,048.99 miles (19,390.92 km) S | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,040.94 miles (19,377.97 km) W | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,981.07 miles (19,281.61 km) S | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,958.08 miles (19,244.61 km) S | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,954.70 miles (19,239.18 km) SSW | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.64 miles (9.08 km) SSE | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 2 | 9.25 miles (14.89 km) SE | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 3 | 13.58 miles (21.85 km) N | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 4 | 13.82 miles (22.25 km) NNE | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 5 | 14.74 miles (23.73 km) SE | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 6 | 16.02 miles (25.78 km) SSE | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 7 | 16.96 miles (27.30 km) N | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 8 | 21.97 miles (35.35 km) SE | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 9 | 21.97 miles (35.35 km) SE | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 10 | 24.34 miles (39.17 km) ENE | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 11 | 28.80 miles (46.35 km) ESE | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 12 | 38.69 miles (62.26 km) E | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 13 | 39.00 miles (62.77 km) W | Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD) | Point Mugu, California, United States | |
| 14 | 40.89 miles (65.81 km) SE | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 15 | 41.72 miles (67.13 km) WNW | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,483.60 miles (18,481.02 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,468.78 miles (18,457.16 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,457.94 miles (18,439.73 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,445.39 miles (18,419.53 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,364.26 miles (18,288.95 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,240.77 miles (18,090.22 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,239.49 miles (18,088.16 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,200.78 miles (18,025.86 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,106.24 miles (17,873.71 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,074.72 miles (17,822.98 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,073.46 miles (17,820.97 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,060.22 miles (17,799.66 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,055.56 miles (17,792.16 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,044.47 miles (17,774.31 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,032.37 miles (17,754.83 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |