Nonstop flight route between Savannah, Georgia, United States and Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States and Mae Sot Airport (MAQ), Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,071 miles (or 14,599 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 Hunter Army Airfield and Mae Sot 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 Hunter Army Airfield and Mae Sot Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hunter Army Airfield (SVN):

• Coast Guard Air Station Savannah is also located on Hunter Army Airfield.
• The closest airport to Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of SVN.
• Hunter AFB was assigned to the Strategic Air Command's Second Air Force.
• Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport was named Hunter Municipal Airfield during Savannah Aviation Week in May 1940, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter, a native of Savannah and a World War I flying ace.
• The furthest airport from Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Throughout 1942, light bomber and dive bomber groups received combat training at Savannah AAB before being deployed to the combat zones overseas.
• On 1 March 1955 the 702d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron began operating AN/MPS-7, AN/TPS-10D, and AN/MPS-14 radars at Hunter, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept and warning station.
• During early 1942 after the Pearl Harbor Attack, Savannah AAB became a base for several Antisubmarine groups and squadrons of I Bomber Command and later Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command with a mission to patrol the Atlantic coast, locate and attack German U-Boats.
• Because of Hunter Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Hunter Army Airfield 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 Mae Sot Airport (MAQ):

• Because of Mae Sot Airport's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at Mae Sot 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.
• In addition to being known as "Mae Sot Airport", another name for MAQ is "ท่าอากาศยานแม่สอด".
• The furthest airport from Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Mae Sot Airport (meaning Mae Sot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,033 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) is Tak Airport (TKT), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of MAQ.