Nonstop flight route between Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) and Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(20°29'0"N by 99°56'7"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°33'39"S by 150°47'18"E)
Distance from THL to WOL:
5,059.80 miles (8,142.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tachilek Airport (THL), Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) and Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL), Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,060 miles (or 8,143 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 Tachilek Airport and Illawarra Regional 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 Tachilek Airport and Illawarra Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THL / VYTL |
| Airport Name: | Tachilek Airport |
| Location: | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°29'0"N by 99°56'7"E |
| Area Served: | Tachilek, Myanmar |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1280 feet (390 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from THL |
| More Information: | THL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WOL / YWOL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'39"S by 150°47'18"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shellharbour City Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WOL |
| More Information: | WOL Maps & Info |
Facts about Tachilek Airport (THL):
- The closest airport to Tachilek Airport (THL) is Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) ESE of THL.
- Tachilek Airport (THL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tachilek Airport (THL) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,923 miles (19,188 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
Facts about Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL):
- Following the war, Trans Australia Airlines and Australian National Airways linked the airport with Canberra and Melbourne until 1950.
- Because of Illawarra Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Illawarra Regional 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 Historical Aircraft Restoration Society is based at Illawarra Regional Airport.
- Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) is Camden Aerodrome (CDU), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) N of WOL.
- The furthest airport from Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Illawarra Regional Airport (meaning Illawarra Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,162 miles (19,573 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- In addition to being known as "Illawarra Regional Airport", another name for WOL is "Wollongong Airport".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.05 miles (58.01 km) ESE | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos |     |
| 2 | 36.87 miles (59.34 km) S | Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) | Chiang Rai, Thailand | |
| 3 | 59.73 miles (96.13 km) NNW | Kengtung Airport (KET) | Kengtung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 4 | 100.38 miles (161.55 km) ENE | Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) | Luang Namtha, Laos | |
| 5 | 115.85 miles (186.44 km) NNE | Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) | Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China | |
| 6 | 124.56 miles (200.46 km) SW | Pai Airport (PYY) | Pai, Thailand | |
| 7 | 133.81 miles (215.34 km) E | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 8 | 134.46 miles (216.40 km) SSW | Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
| 9 | 145.30 miles (233.85 km) SE | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 10 | 149.90 miles (241.24 km) ESE | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
| 11 | 151.33 miles (243.54 km) WSW | Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN) | Mae Hong Son, Thailand | |
| 12 | 155.44 miles (250.16 km) S | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand | |
| 13 | 163.16 miles (262.57 km) S | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 14 | 184.83 miles (297.45 km) WSW | Loikaw Airport (LIW) | Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15 | 204.09 miles (328.44 km) W | Heho Airport (HEH) | Heho, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,922.94 miles (19,188.06 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 11,906.59 miles (19,161.74 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,835.80 miles (19,047.82 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,820.34 miles (19,022.95 km) SSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 5 | 11,811.62 miles (19,008.91 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,799.32 miles (18,989.11 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,799.32 miles (18,989.11 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,797.30 miles (18,985.86 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,792.58 miles (18,978.27 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,789.92 miles (18,973.99 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,787.51 miles (18,970.12 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,786.19 miles (18,967.99 km) WSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,786.19 miles (18,967.99 km) WSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 14 | 11,762.99 miles (18,930.65 km) SSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,717.16 miles (18,856.90 km) SW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.47 miles (58.70 km) N | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 45.41 miles (73.08 km) NNE | Bankstown Airport (BWU) | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 47.94 miles (77.15 km) NNE | Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia | |
| 4 | 63.04 miles (101.45 km) WSW | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 99.25 miles (159.73 km) SSW | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 102.80 miles (165.44 km) NW | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 103.94 miles (167.27 km) WSW | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 8 | 114.44 miles (184.18 km) NNE | Belmont Airport (BEO) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 126.55 miles (203.66 km) NNE | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 134.52 miles (216.49 km) NNE | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 136.04 miles (218.93 km) NNE | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 153.83 miles (247.57 km) NNW | Mudgee Airport (DGE) | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 156.68 miles (252.15 km) W | Cootamundra Airport (CMD) | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 169.66 miles (273.03 km) SSW | Merimbula Airport (MIM) | Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 183.27 miles (294.94 km) WNW | Forbes Airport (FRB) | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,161.89 miles (19,572.62 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,157.60 miles (19,565.71 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,155.61 miles (19,562.50 km) NW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,142.36 miles (19,541.18 km) NW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,123.68 miles (19,511.13 km) NNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,116.96 miles (19,500.31 km) NNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,082.27 miles (19,444.48 km) NNE | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,068.56 miles (19,422.42 km) NNE | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,710.46 miles (18,846.11 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,691.86 miles (18,816.17 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,648.50 miles (18,746.40 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,597.94 miles (18,665.04 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,571.28 miles (18,622.12 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,566.40 miles (18,614.28 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,501.79 miles (18,510.28 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |