Nonstop flight route between Sukhothai, Thailand and London, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sukhothai Airport (THS), Sukhothai, Thailand and Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,716 miles (or 9,198 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 Sukhothai Airport and Gatwick 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 Sukhothai Airport and Gatwick Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | THS / VTPO |
Airport Name: | Sukhothai Airport |
Location: | Sukhothai, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°14'16"N by 99°49'5"E |
Area Served: | Tambon Khlong Krachong, Tambon Yan Yao and Tambon Tha Thong, Amphoe Sawankhalok, Sukhothai, Thailand |
Operator/Owner: | Bangkok Airways |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 179 feet (55 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from THS |
More Information: | THS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGW / EGKK |
Airport Name: | Gatwick Airport |
Location: | London, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°8'53"N by 0°11'25"W |
Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Global Infrastructure Partners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGW |
More Information: | LGW Maps & Info |
Facts about Sukhothai Airport (THS):
- The closest airport to Sukhothai Airport (THS) is Tak Airport (TKT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of THS.
- Sukhothai Airport (THS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sukhothai Airport (THS) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Sukhothai Airport (meaning Sukhothai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,079 miles (19,440 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Because of Sukhothai Airport's relatively low elevation of 179 feet, planes can take off or land at Sukhothai 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.
Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):
- Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
- Because of Gatwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatwick 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 Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,901 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 6 July 1935, the aerodrome closed temporarily for renovations, which included the construction of the "Beehive", the world's first circular terminal building.
- Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
- On 27 May 1958, the original Gatwick railway station reopened as the Gatwick Airport station, and the Tinsley Green station was closed.
- A second 875-foot extension of Gatwick's runway was completed in 1970, bringing it to 9,075 ft and permitting non-stop jet flights to the US east coast with a full payload and full range and payload operations by British United Airways and Caledonian Airways BAC One-Eleven 500s.BEA Airtours made Gatwick their base.
- Caledonian Airways purchased British United Airways in November 1970, and the combined airline was initially known as Caledonian/BUA.