Nonstop flight route between San Tomé, Venezuela and Pai, Thailand:
Departure Airport:
(8°56'43"N by 64°9'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°21'32"N by 98°26'12"E)
Distance from SOM to PYY:
10,149.93 miles (16,334.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between San Tomé Airport (SOM), San Tomé, Venezuela and Pai Airport (PYY), Pai, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,150 miles (or 16,335 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 San Tomé Airport and Pai 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 San Tomé Airport and Pai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOM / SVST |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | San Tomé, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°56'43"N by 64°9'3"W |
| Area Served: | El Tigre, Venezuela |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 837 feet (255 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SOM |
| More Information: | SOM Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about San Tomé Airport (SOM):
- San Tomé Airport (SOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "San Tomé Airport", another name for SOM is "Aeropuerto Don Edmundo Barrios".
- Because of San Tomé Airport's relatively low elevation of 837 feet, planes can take off or land at San Tomé 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 San Tomé Airport (SOM) is El Tigre Airport (ELX), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSW of SOM.
- The furthest airport from San Tomé Airport (SOM) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is nearly antipodal to San Tomé Airport (meaning San Tomé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Selaparang Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Mataram, Indonesia.
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.
- 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 closest airport to Pai Airport (PYY) is Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) W of PYY.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.77 miles (14.11 km) SSW | El Tigre Airport (ELX) | El Tigre, Venezuela |     |
| 2 | 39.98 miles (64.34 km) NNW | Anaco Airport (AAO) | Anaco, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 70.71 miles (113.79 km) SE | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 87.82 miles (141.33 km) NE | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 88.26 miles (142.04 km) NNW | General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) | Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 103.99 miles (167.36 km) N | Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) | Cumaná, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 105.29 miles (169.45 km) ESE | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 105.29 miles (169.45 km) ESE | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 127.13 miles (204.60 km) W | Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) | Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 133.05 miles (214.13 km) NNE | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 136.53 miles (219.73 km) N | Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) | Porlamar, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 168.33 miles (270.90 km) NE | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 207.45 miles (333.85 km) SSE | Canaima Airport (CAJ) | Canaima, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 222.91 miles (358.74 km) W | Calabozo Airport (CLZ) | Calabozo, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 222.95 miles (358.80 km) ENE | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,405.38 miles (19,964.47 km) SSW | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,404.87 miles (19,963.66 km) WSW | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,388.32 miles (19,937.03 km) ESE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,324.79 miles (19,834.77 km) ESE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,240.95 miles (19,699.86 km) W | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,211.30 miles (19,652.14 km) ESE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,201.10 miles (19,635.72 km) ESE | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,159.05 miles (19,568.05 km) W | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,129.08 miles (19,519.82 km) W | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,118.70 miles (19,503.11 km) ESE | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,080.48 miles (19,441.60 km) W | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,067.28 miles (19,420.36 km) SW | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,057.96 miles (19,405.36 km) ESE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,056.97 miles (19,403.76 km) S | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,049.33 miles (19,391.46 km) S | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 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 | |