Nonstop flight route between Pai, Thailand and Simikot, Nepal:
Departure Airport:
(19°21'32"N by 98°26'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°58'15"N by 81°49'8"E)
Distance from PYY to IMK:
1,272.76 miles (2,048.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pai Airport (PYY), Pai, Thailand and Simikot Airport (IMK), Simikot, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,273 miles (or 2,048 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 relatively short distance between Pai Airport and Simikot Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PYY / |
| Airport Name: | Pai Airport |
| Location: | Pai, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°21'32"N by 98°26'12"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from PYY |
| More Information: | PYY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IMK / VNST |
| Airport Name: | Simikot Airport |
| Location: | Simikot, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°58'15"N by 81°49'8"E |
| Area Served: | Simikot, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9246 feet (2,818 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from IMK |
| More Information: | IMK Maps & Info |
Facts about Pai Airport (PYY):
- Because of Pai Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Pai 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 Pai Airport (PYY) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,912 miles (19,170 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- The closest airport to Pai Airport (PYY) is Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) W of PYY.
Facts about Simikot Airport (IMK):
- Simikot Airport is an airport serving Simikot, a town in the Humla district of the Karnali zone in Nepal.
- The furthest airport from Simikot Airport (IMK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Simikot Airport (IMK) is Bajura Airport (BJU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of IMK.
- Because of Simikot Airport's high elevation of 9,246 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IMK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IMK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Pilgrims and Trekkers bound for Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash in China's Tibet Autonomous Region fly into Simikot and proceed to the international border at Hilsa on foot or by helicopter.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.38 miles (48.89 km) W | Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN) | Mae Hong Son, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 53.42 miles (85.97 km) SE | Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
| 3 | 82.82 miles (133.29 km) WNW | Loikaw Airport (LIW) | Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 4 | 102.59 miles (165.10 km) SE | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand | |
| 5 | 102.64 miles (165.18 km) ENE | Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) | Chiang Rai, Thailand | |
| 6 | 124.56 miles (200.46 km) NE | Tachilek Airport (THL) | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 7 | 141.32 miles (227.43 km) SE | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 8 | 143.50 miles (230.94 km) NW | Heho Airport (HEH) | Heho, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 9 | 144.10 miles (231.90 km) ENE | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| 10 | 146.79 miles (236.24 km) W | Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT) | Naypyidaw, Myanmar | |
| 11 | 155.10 miles (249.61 km) NNE | Kengtung Airport (KET) | Kengtung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 12 | 172.30 miles (277.30 km) SSE | Sukhothai Airport (THS) | Sukhothai, Thailand | |
| 13 | 178.42 miles (287.13 km) SSE | Tak Airport (TKT) | Tak, Thailand | |
| 14 | 183.87 miles (295.91 km) S | Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) | Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand | |
| 15 | 207.71 miles (334.28 km) SSW | Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU) | Mawlamyaing (Maulmyine), Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,911.88 miles (19,170.26 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 2 | 11,901.25 miles (19,153.15 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,849.94 miles (19,070.57 km) SSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 4 | 11,787.40 miles (18,969.94 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,787.40 miles (18,969.94 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,775.00 miles (18,949.98 km) SW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,767.77 miles (18,938.35 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,757.62 miles (18,922.00 km) W | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,748.27 miles (18,906.96 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,702.72 miles (18,833.66 km) SSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,699.68 miles (18,828.76 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,699.68 miles (18,828.76 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 13 | 11,696.04 miles (18,822.90 km) SSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,693.26 miles (18,818.44 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,690.46 miles (18,813.92 km) SSW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.80 miles (54.40 km) SSW | Bajura Airport (BJU) | Bajura, Nepal | |
| 2 | 48.34 miles (77.79 km) SW | Bajhang Airport (BJH) | Bajhang, Nepal | |
| 3 | 53.13 miles (85.50 km) SSE | Jumla Airport (JUM) | Jumla, Nepal | |
| 4 | 62.51 miles (100.60 km) SW | Sanphebagar Airport (FEB) | Sanfebagar, Nepal | |
| 5 | 90.85 miles (146.21 km) SE | Dolpa Airport (DOP) | Dolpa, Nepal | |
| 6 | 95.57 miles (153.80 km) SSE | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) | Rukumkot, Nepal | |
| 7 | 122.27 miles (196.77 km) SW | Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal | |
| 8 | 129.36 miles (208.18 km) S | Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) | Nepalgunj, Nepal | |
| 9 | 141.01 miles (226.93 km) SE | Jomsom Airport (JMO) | Jomsom, Nepal | |
| 10 | 178.93 miles (287.96 km) SE | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| 11 | 180.94 miles (291.20 km) NW | Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 12 | 182.66 miles (293.95 km) SE | Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) | Chaurjhari, Nepal | |
| 13 | 195.91 miles (315.28 km) SSE | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) | Bhairawa, Nepal | |
| 14 | 218.06 miles (350.93 km) W | Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | |
| 15 | 220.58 miles (354.98 km) SE | Meghauli Airport (MEY) | Meghauli, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,728.05 miles (18,874.41 km) ESE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,918.43 miles (17,571.47 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,871.13 miles (17,495.34 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,865.11 miles (17,485.66 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,864.40 miles (17,484.52 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,861.23 miles (17,479.42 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 7 | 10,858.83 miles (17,475.55 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,853.92 miles (17,467.65 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,851.44 miles (17,463.65 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,848.67 miles (17,459.20 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,836.46 miles (17,439.55 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,835.43 miles (17,437.89 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,833.95 miles (17,435.51 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,830.20 miles (17,429.48 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,825.17 miles (17,421.37 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |