Nonstop flight route between Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway and Chiang Rai, Thailand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD), Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway and Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI), Chiang Rai, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,959 miles (or 7,980 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 Trondheim Airport, Værnes and Chiang Rai 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 Trondheim Airport, Værnes and Chiang Rai International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD):

• The closest airport to Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) is Røros Airport (RRS), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSE of TRD.
• Trondheim Airport, Værnes handled 4,313,547 passengers last year.
• Widerøe is a regional airline and was subsidiary of SAS.
• In addition to being known as "Trondheim Airport, Værnes", another name for TRD is "Trondheim lufthavn, Værnes".
• Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) has 3 runways.
• Oslo Airport, Gardermoen opened on 8 October 1998, replacing the congested Fornebu.
• The furthest airport from Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,048 miles (17,780 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Værnes was surrendered to Luftwaffe on 9 April 1940, during the German occupation of Norway.
• The air traffic control at Værnes was established in 1946, after the air force had sent personnel to the United Kingdom for training.
• The terminal has stands for 18 aircraft, of which seven at Terminal A have jetbridges.
• Because of Trondheim Airport, Værnes's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Trondheim Airport, Værnes 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 main airlines at the airport are Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Widerøe, for all of which Værnes is a focus city.
• Southeast of Terminal B is a collection of hangars and facilities belonging to various airlines.
• After the war ended, the airport was initial taken over by the Royal Air Force, but they soon withdrew leaving the Norwegian military in charge.

Facts about Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI):

• In addition to being known as "Chiang Rai International Airport", another name for CEI is "ท่าอากาศยานแม่ฟ้าหลวง เชียงราย".
• Chiang Rai International Airport handled 1,053,863 passengers last year.
• It consists of a single passenger terminal which features a Dairy Queen outlet as well as a Black Canyon Coffee along with several other shops, with both the international and domestic arrivals and departures handled on the same floor but in separate areas.
• The furthest airport from Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,947 miles (19,227 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
• A new road which can be accessed by turning left upon exiting the airport also leads southbound to the city centre and is a less congested route, as it is not used by intercity buses heading north.
• The airport handles over 800,000 passengers, 5,800 aircraft movements and 3,700 tons of cargo.
• Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) is Tachilek Airport (THL), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) N of CEI.