Nonstop flight route between Shemya, Alaska, United States and Udon Thani, Thailand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States and Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH), Udon Thani, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,490 miles (or 7,226 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 Eareckson Air Station and Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี, 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 Eareckson Air Station and Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):

• The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
• Shemya also continued to support the Great Circle Route for MATS and later Military Airlift Command transports between Japan and Elmendorf AFB.
• The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• On 6 April 1993, Shemya Air Force Base was renamed Eareckson Air Station.
• In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and "  ".
• The 404th Bombardment Squadron flew B-24 Liberator heavy bombers along with one Beechcraft AT-7, which was used for navigator training.
• Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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 1966 the Air Defense Command 9th Air Division assumed jurisdiction of the base.
• Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
• By the end of 1944, several hundred American airmen had been interned by the Russians after their crippled aircraft landed on Petropavlovsk on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Facts about Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH):

• Because of Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี's relatively low elevation of 579 feet, planes can take off or land at Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี 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.
• Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Udon Thani International Airport is an airport located near the city of Udon Thani in Udon Thani Province in the northeast region of Thailand.
• The furthest airport from Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (meaning Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
• The closest airport to Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) is Wattay International Airport (VTE), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NNW of UTH.
• On February 8, 2006, an international group of skydivers from 31 countries called "the World Team" set a World Record for the largest freefall formation, a 400-way, over the Udon Thani airport.