Nonstop flight route between Pattani, Thailand and Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia:
Departure Airport:
(6°47'7"N by 101°9'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(15°14'47"S by 146°37'13"W)
Distance from PAN to AXR:
7,819.31 miles (12,583.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pattani Airport (PAN), Pattani, Thailand and Arutua Airport (AXR), Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,819 miles (or 12,584 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 Pattani Airport and Arutua 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 Pattani Airport and Arutua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PAN / VTSK |
| Airport Name: | Pattani Airport |
| Location: | Pattani, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°47'7"N by 101°9'12"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from PAN |
| More Information: | PAN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXR / NTGU |
| Airport Name: | Arutua Airport |
| Location: | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°14'47"S by 146°37'13"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXR |
| More Information: | AXR Maps & Info |
Facts about Pattani Airport (PAN):
- Because of Pattani Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Pattani 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 closest airport to Pattani Airport (PAN) is Hat Yai International Airport (HDY), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) W of PAN.
- The furthest airport from Pattani Airport (PAN) is Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA), which is nearly antipodal to Pattani Airport (meaning Pattani Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias), and is located 12,402 miles (19,959 kilometers) away in Cajamarca, Peru.
Facts about Arutua Airport (AXR):
- The closest airport to Arutua Airport (AXR) is Apataki Airport (APK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of AXR.
- The furthest airport from Arutua Airport (AXR) is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), which is nearly antipodal to Arutua Airport (meaning Arutua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Khartoum International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Khartoum, Sudan.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.18 miles (85.58 km) W | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 65.86 miles (106.00 km) SW | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 89.13 miles (143.45 km) ESE | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 102.37 miles (164.75 km) WSW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 105.13 miles (169.20 km) SSW | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 105.13 miles (169.20 km) SSW | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 116.62 miles (187.68 km) WNW | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 8 | 119.18 miles (191.80 km) SSW | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 153.19 miles (246.53 km) S | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 174.18 miles (280.31 km) WNW | Krabi International Airport (KBV) | Krabi, Thailand | |
| 11 | 180.24 miles (290.07 km) S | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 204.93 miles (329.80 km) NNW | Samui International Airport (USM) | Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 13 | 212.99 miles (342.77 km) NW | Surat Thani International Airport (URT) | Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 14 | 214.91 miles (345.86 km) WNW | Phuket International Airport (HKT) | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 15 | 228.60 miles (367.90 km) SE | Kerteh Airport (KTE) | Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,402.19 miles (19,959.34 km) SW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,369.45 miles (19,906.65 km) E | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,357.75 miles (19,887.82 km) WSW | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,345.47 miles (19,868.07 km) SSE | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,289.19 miles (19,777.48 km) W | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,273.10 miles (19,751.60 km) SE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,271.96 miles (19,749.76 km) S | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,254.23 miles (19,721.23 km) SSE | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,240.69 miles (19,699.44 km) S | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,240.28 miles (19,698.78 km) SSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,239.57 miles (19,697.63 km) WSW | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,211.65 miles (19,652.70 km) SE | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,192.58 miles (19,622.01 km) SSE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,189.72 miles (19,617.41 km) SSE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,176.68 miles (19,596.41 km) SW | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.40 miles (42.48 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 61.53 miles (99.02 km) NNE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 66.86 miles (107.60 km) NNE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 84.99 miles (136.77 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 141.91 miles (228.38 km) W | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 162.79 miles (261.99 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 217.76 miles (350.45 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 254.52 miles (409.60 km) SW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 259.61 miles (417.79 km) SW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 281.16 miles (452.48 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 308.84 miles (497.04 km) WSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 351.00 miles (564.88 km) WSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 382.54 miles (615.64 km) WSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 383.70 miles (617.51 km) E | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 423.35 miles (681.31 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,376.86 miles (19,918.57 km) ENE | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 2 | 12,268.66 miles (19,744.45 km) W | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 3 | 12,260.78 miles (19,731.77 km) NNW | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 4 | 12,240.05 miles (19,698.40 km) W | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 5 | 12,217.82 miles (19,662.62 km) NNW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 6 | 12,192.97 miles (19,622.63 km) NNE | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| 7 | 12,186.70 miles (19,612.55 km) NE | El Debba Airport (EDB) | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan | |
| 8 | 12,185.03 miles (19,609.86 km) NE | Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) | Al Dabbah, Sudan | |
| 9 | 12,182.98 miles (19,606.55 km) WNW | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 12,181.16 miles (19,603.62 km) NE | El Obeid Airport (EBD) | El Obeid, Sudan | |
| 11 | 12,106.01 miles (19,482.68 km) NW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 12,103.98 miles (19,479.43 km) NE | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| 13 | 12,068.13 miles (19,421.73 km) W | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 14 | 12,068.09 miles (19,421.67 km) WNW | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 12,066.54 miles (19,419.16 km) NNW | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |