Nonstop flight route between Pai, Thailand and Chişinău, Moldova:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pai Airport (PYY), Pai, Thailand and Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Chişinău, Moldova would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,292 miles (or 6,907 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 Pai Airport and Chișinău International 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 Pai Airport and Chișinău International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | KIV / LUKK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Chişinău, Moldova | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | CIA | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KIV | 
| More Information: | KIV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Pai Airport (PYY):
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Chișinău International Airport (KIV):
- Chișinău International Airport handled 1,321,362 passengers last year.
- Because of Chișinău International Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Chișinău International 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 Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of KIV.
- Previously passengers had to present their passport, ticket and their registration.
- In addition to being known as "Chișinău International Airport", another name for KIV is "Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău".
- From the airport, it typically takes taxis 10–15 minutes to reach the iconic city wall of Chișinău.
- Chișinău International Airport (KIV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The main terminal was built in the 1970s, with a capacity of 1,200,000 passengers per year.
- There are bus lines and rutieră vans frequently departing from the airport.




