Nonstop flight route between Phrae, Thailand and Minden, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(18°7'55"N by 100°9'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°0'2"N by 119°45'6"W)
Distance from PRH to MEV:
7,721.32 miles (12,426.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phrae Airport (PRH), Phrae, Thailand and Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), Minden, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,721 miles (or 12,426 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 Phrae Airport and Minden-Tahoe 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 Phrae Airport and Minden-Tahoe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRH / VTCP |
| Airport Name: | Phrae Airport |
| Location: | Phrae, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°7'55"N by 100°9'54"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from PRH |
| More Information: | PRH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEV / KMEV |
| Airport Name: | Minden-Tahoe Airport |
| Location: | Minden, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°0'2"N by 119°45'6"W |
| Area Served: | Minden, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Douglas County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4722 feet (1,439 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEV |
| More Information: | MEV Maps & Info |
Facts about Phrae Airport (PRH):
- Because of Phrae Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Phrae 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 Phrae Airport (PRH) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Phrae Airport (meaning Phrae Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,050 miles (19,393 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- The closest airport to Phrae Airport (PRH) is Lampang Airport (LPT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WNW of PRH.
Facts about Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV):
- The furthest airport from Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,200 miles (18,025 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport is the base for the "Introduction to Soaring" tutorial mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
- Because of Minden-Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 4,722 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MEV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MEV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport is considered a mecca for soaring, and many North American and world records have been flown out of Minden in the many gliders that it hosts.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) is Carson Airport (CSN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of MEV.
- The airport is currently undergoing an expansion plan where glider operations will be moved to the East Side of the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.42 miles (71.49 km) WNW | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 65.88 miles (106.03 km) SSW | Sukhothai Airport (THS) | Sukhothai, Thailand | |
| 3 | 90.19 miles (145.14 km) WNW | Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
| 4 | 104.42 miles (168.05 km) SW | Tak Airport (TKT) | Tak, Thailand | |
| 5 | 113.07 miles (181.97 km) ESE | Loei Airport (LOE) | Loei, Thailand | |
| 6 | 121.39 miles (195.37 km) SE | Phetchabun Airport (PHY) | Phetchabun, Thailand | |
| 7 | 127.09 miles (204.54 km) N | Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) | Chiang Rai, Thailand | |
| 8 | 127.74 miles (205.57 km) NE | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 9 | 141.32 miles (227.43 km) NW | Pai Airport (PYY) | Pai, Thailand | |
| 10 | 145.61 miles (234.33 km) SW | Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) | Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand | |
| 11 | 147.93 miles (238.07 km) N | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| 12 | 157.86 miles (254.04 km) E | Wattay International Airport (VTE) | Vientiane, Laos | |
| 13 | 163.16 miles (262.57 km) N | Tachilek Airport (THL) | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 14 | 164.52 miles (264.76 km) WNW | Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN) | Mae Hong Son, Thailand | |
| 15 | 178.51 miles (287.29 km) NE | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,050.12 miles (19,392.74 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,042.44 miles (19,380.38 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,977.30 miles (19,275.55 km) SSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 4 | 11,928.36 miles (19,196.78 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,928.36 miles (19,196.78 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,910.39 miles (19,167.87 km) SW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,908.96 miles (19,165.57 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,878.43 miles (19,116.44 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,877.79 miles (19,115.41 km) W | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,823.77 miles (19,028.46 km) WSW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,816.88 miles (19,017.38 km) SSW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,813.52 miles (19,011.97 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,813.52 miles (19,011.97 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 14 | 11,811.57 miles (19,008.83 km) SSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,809.97 miles (19,006.26 km) S | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.26 miles (21.34 km) N | Carson Airport (CSN) | Carson City, Nevada, United States | |
| 2 | 15.02 miles (24.17 km) WSW | Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States | |
| 3 | 30.29 miles (48.74 km) NW | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) | Truckee, California, United States | |
| 4 | 34.44 miles (55.43 km) N | Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) | Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 54.71 miles (88.05 km) WNW | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| 6 | 57.16 miles (92.00 km) WSW | Placerville Airport (PVF) | Placerville, California, United States | |
| 7 | 63.35 miles (101.95 km) ENE | Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 8 | 63.76 miles (102.62 km) ENE | Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 67.97 miles (109.38 km) ESE | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 71.49 miles (115.06 km) W | Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) | Auburn, California, United States | |
| 11 | 76.01 miles (122.32 km) SSW | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 12 | 88.79 miles (142.90 km) WSW | Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 13 | 89.94 miles (144.74 km) NNW | Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) | Herlong, California, United States | |
| 14 | 90.84 miles (146.19 km) W | Beale Air Force Base (BAB) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 15 | 91.66 miles (147.52 km) WSW | Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,199.97 miles (18,024.56 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,182.31 miles (17,996.14 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,154.32 miles (17,951.10 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,144.64 miles (17,935.52 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,097.11 miles (17,859.02 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,094.31 miles (17,854.52 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,019.46 miles (17,734.06 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,995.78 miles (17,695.94 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,898.93 miles (17,540.08 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,898.91 miles (17,540.04 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,883.08 miles (17,514.57 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,853.09 miles (17,466.31 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,845.32 miles (17,453.81 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,829.63 miles (17,428.56 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,806.56 miles (17,391.42 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |