Nonstop flight route between Trat, Thailand and Ovda, Israel:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trat Airport (TDX), Trat, Thailand and Ovda Airport (VDA), Ovda, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,451 miles (or 7,163 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 Trat Airport and Ovda 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 Trat Airport and Ovda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TDX / VTBO |
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| Location: | Trat, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°16'28"N by 102°19'8"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Bangkok Airways |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 105 feet (32 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TDX |
| More Information: | TDX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDA / LLOV |
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| Location: | Ovda, Israel |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°56'25"N by 34°56'8"E |
| Area Served: | Eilat, Israel |
| Operator/Owner: | IAA |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 1492 feet (455 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VDA |
| More Information: | VDA Maps & Info |
Facts about Trat Airport (TDX):
- The closest airport to Trat Airport (TDX) is Koh Kong Airport (KKZ), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SE of TDX.
- Because of Trat Airport's relatively low elevation of 105 feet, planes can take off or land at Trat 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 Trat Airport (TDX) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Trat Airport (meaning Trat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Trat Airport", another name for TDX is "ท่าอากาศยานตราด".
- Trat Airport (TDX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ovda Airport (VDA):
- Ovda was originally built as a military airport in 1980 following Israel's withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula as part of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty because the Israeli Air Force needed alternative airfields to its Sinai bases.
- Ovda Airport handled 136,791 passengers last year.
- In 1988 a decision was made that international flights bringing tourists to Eilat would land at Ovda, instead of at Eilat.
- The furthest airport from Ovda Airport (VDA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,788 miles (18,970 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Ovda Airport (VDA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Ovda Airport (VDA) is Yotvata Airfield (YOT), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of VDA.
- The airport is expected to cease civilian flights once Eilat's new international airport in Timna opens.
- On January 1, 2009, the airport was closed to landing traffic during nighttime until further notice by the Ministry of Transport, due to the deteriorating condition of its runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ovda Airport", another name for VDA is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה עוֹבְדָה".
- Today, the airport sees regular scheduled domestic services operated by Israir, Arkia Israel Airlines, and El Al Israel Airlines as well as regular charter services from across Europe.
