Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Phetchabun, Thailand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), San Diego, California, United States and Phetchabun Airport (PHY), Phetchabun, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,201 miles (or 13,198 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 Brown Field Municipal Airport and Phetchabun 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 Brown Field Municipal Airport and Phetchabun Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM):

• Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) has 2 runways.
• In 1946 the Navy decommissioned Brown Field and turned it over to San Diego County.
• A precision approach is not possible to either runway end due to rising terrain less than six miles east of the airport.
• Because of Brown Field Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 526 feet, planes can take off or land at Brown Field Municipal 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 Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,551 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In 1951 the Navy reopened Brown Field due to increased military activity from the Korean War.
• On March 16, 1991, seven members of Reba McEntire's band and her road manager were among 10 people who died in the crash of a plane that departed from Brown Field.
• The closest airport to Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) is Tijuana International Airport (TIJ), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) SSE of SDM.

Facts about Phetchabun Airport (PHY):

• The furthest airport from Phetchabun Airport (PHY) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Phetchabun Airport (meaning Phetchabun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,171 miles (19,587 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Because of Phetchabun Airport's relatively low elevation of 450 feet, planes can take off or land at Phetchabun 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.
• Phetchabun Airport (PHY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Phetchabun Airport (PHY) is Loei Airport (LOE), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) NNE of PHY.
• In addition to being known as "Phetchabun Airport", other names for PHY include "ท่าอากาศยานเพชรบูรณ์" and "VTPL".