Nonstop flight route between Mountain View, California, United States and Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States and Buriram Airport (BFV), Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,759 miles (or 12,487 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 Moffett Federal Airfield and Buriram 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 Moffett Federal Airfield and Buriram Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):

• Because of Moffett Federal Airfield's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Moffett Federal Airfield 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.
• At its peak in the 1990s, NAS Moffett Field was the U.S.
• Hangars #2 and #3 are some of the world's largest freestanding wood structures.
• In September 2008, NASA indicated that it was still urging the Navy to restore the hangar, but that it is willing to help save the structure.
• The US Navy is evaluating options for remediating the PCBs, lead and asbestos, and NASA is evaluating options for reuse of the hangar.
• The closest airport to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of NUQ.
• The furthest airport from Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.

Facts about Buriram Airport (BFV):

• In addition to being known as "Buriram Airport", other names for BFV include "Buri Ram Airport" and "ท่าอากาศยานบุรีรัมย์".
• Buriram Airport (BFV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Buriram Airport's relatively low elevation of 590 feet, planes can take off or land at Buriram 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 Buriram Airport (BFV) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Buriram Airport (meaning Buriram Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,840 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• The closest airport to Buriram Airport (BFV) is Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK), which is located 66 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of BFV.