Nonstop flight route between Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain and Phuket, Thailand:
Departure Airport:
(28°28'58"N by 16°20'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°6'47"N by 98°19'0"E)
Distance from TFN to HKT:
7,406.92 miles (11,920.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tenerife North Airport (TFN), Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain and Phuket International Airport (HKT), Phuket, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,407 miles (or 11,920 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 Tenerife North Airport and Phuket International 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 Tenerife North Airport and Phuket International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TFN / GCXO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°28'58"N by 16°20'30"W |
| Area Served: | Tenerife |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2077 feet (633 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TFN |
| More Information: | TFN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKT / VTSP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Phuket, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°6'47"N by 98°19'0"E |
| Area Served: | Phuket, Thailand |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports of Thailand (A.O.T.) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HKT |
| More Information: | HKT Maps & Info |
Facts about Tenerife North Airport (TFN):
- Tenerife North Airport handled 3,717,944 passengers last year.
- Tenerife North Airport was the scene of the Tenerife airport disaster, to date the worst accident in aviation history.
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- In addition to being known as "Tenerife North Airport", another name for TFN is "Aeropuerto de Tenerife Norte".
- The furthest airport from Tenerife North Airport (TFN) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Tenerife North Airport (meaning Tenerife North Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- After the final location of the airport had been decided, funds were gathered between 1935 and 1939 to build a small hangar and begin expanding the airstrip which would become Los Rodeos.
- Tenerife North handled 3,717,944 passengers in 2012.
- The closest airport to Tenerife North Airport (TFN) is Tenerife-South Airport (TFS), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of TFN.
- In the 1977 Tenerife disaster, a PanAm and a KLM Boeing 747 collided on the runway, killing 583 people, the highest number of fatalities of any single accident in aviation history.
- Tenerife North Airport (TFN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Phuket International Airport (HKT):
- Because of Phuket International Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Phuket International 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 Phuket International Airport (HKT) is Krabi International Airport (KBV), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) E of HKT.
- The furthest airport from Phuket International Airport (HKT) is Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), which is nearly antipodal to Phuket International Airport (meaning Phuket International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Chiclayo, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Phuket International Airport", another name for HKT is "ท่าอากาศยานภูเก็ต".
- Phuket International Airport handled 11,342,491 passengers last year.
- Phuket International Airport (HKT) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.39 miles (53.73 km) SSW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |     |
| 2 | 61.67 miles (99.25 km) WSW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 69.50 miles (111.84 km) ESE | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 86.38 miles (139.01 km) W | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 150.51 miles (242.22 km) E | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 168.87 miles (271.76 km) ENE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 211.81 miles (340.87 km) ESE | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 8 | 292.13 miles (470.14 km) N | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 9 | 314.64 miles (506.36 km) E | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 10 | 317.00 miles (510.17 km) N | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 330.19 miles (531.39 km) S | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 12 | 435.95 miles (701.59 km) ENE | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 13 | 446.59 miles (718.72 km) ENE | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| 14 | 460.41 miles (740.95 km) SSE | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 477.71 miles (768.79 km) SE | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,174.73 miles (19,593.28 km) W | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,090.89 miles (19,458.36 km) SE | Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,972.28 miles (19,267.47 km) SSW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 4 | 11,962.33 miles (19,251.46 km) SSW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 11,918.18 miles (19,180.40 km) S | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 11,886.88 miles (19,130.03 km) S | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 7 | 11,880.86 miles (19,120.34 km) SSW | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 8 | 11,831.43 miles (19,040.79 km) S | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 9 | 11,824.35 miles (19,029.40 km) E | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,819.05 miles (19,020.87 km) E | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,815.59 miles (19,015.30 km) E | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,806.09 miles (19,000.01 km) E | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,789.94 miles (18,974.03 km) ESE | Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,789.48 miles (18,973.28 km) E | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,789.15 miles (18,972.74 km) E | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.70 miles (73.55 km) E | Krabi International Airport (KBV) | Krabi, Thailand | |
| 2 | 89.95 miles (144.76 km) NE | Surat Thani International Airport (URT) | Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 3 | 98.29 miles (158.18 km) ESE | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 4 | 116.45 miles (187.41 km) N | Ranong Airport (UNN) | Ranong, Thailand | |
| 5 | 134.63 miles (216.66 km) N | Kawthaung Airport (KAW) | Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 6 | 155.01 miles (249.47 km) NE | Samui International Airport (USM) | Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 7 | 156.68 miles (252.16 km) SE | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 163.92 miles (263.81 km) ESE | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 9 | 193.13 miles (310.81 km) NNE | Chumphon Airport (CJM) | Chumphon, Thailand | |
| 10 | 194.90 miles (313.66 km) SE | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 214.91 miles (345.86 km) ESE | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| 12 | 220.37 miles (354.65 km) SSW | Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) | Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 231.73 miles (372.94 km) SE | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 231.73 miles (372.94 km) SE | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 15 | 236.51 miles (380.63 km) SE | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,280.12 miles (19,762.90 km) SW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,260.66 miles (19,731.57 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,222.63 miles (19,670.37 km) SSW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,209.40 miles (19,649.08 km) WSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,207.94 miles (19,646.73 km) WSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,190.67 miles (19,618.93 km) S | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,152.34 miles (19,557.25 km) SSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,145.09 miles (19,545.58 km) WSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,143.07 miles (19,542.34 km) WSW | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,111.02 miles (19,490.74 km) SSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,109.23 miles (19,487.88 km) SSW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,093.00 miles (19,461.75 km) SSW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,091.34 miles (19,459.08 km) W | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,043.54 miles (19,382.15 km) WSW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,040.58 miles (19,377.39 km) WSW | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |