Nonstop flight route between Surat Thani, Thailand and Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Surat Thani International Airport (URT), Surat Thani, Thailand and Bader Field (AIY), Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,061 miles (or 14,582 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 Surat Thani International Airport and Bader Field, 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 Surat Thani International Airport and Bader Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Surat Thani International Airport (URT):

• Because of Surat Thani International Airport's relatively low elevation of 286 feet, planes can take off or land at Surat Thani 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 furthest airport from Surat Thani International Airport (URT) is Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU), which is nearly antipodal to Surat Thani International Airport (meaning Surat Thani International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,789 kilometers) away in Trujillo, Peru.
• On 11 December 1998, Thai Airways International Flight 261, an A310-200 bound for Surat Thani from Bangkok, was making its third landing attempt in heavy rain when it crashed into a rice paddy about 2 miles from the airport.
• The closest airport to Surat Thani International Airport (URT) is Ranong Airport (UNN), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NW of URT.
• Surat Thani International Airport (URT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Surat Thani International Airport", another name for URT is "ท่าอากาศยานสุราษฎร์ธานี".

Facts about Bader Field (AIY):

• The furthest airport from Bader Field (AIY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,788 miles (18,971 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Bader Field's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Bader Field 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.
• Bader Field covered an area of 143 acres at an elevation of 8 feet above mean sea level.
• In February 2012, Metallica announced that their two day Orion Music + More Festival would be staged at Bader Field on June 23 and 24, 2012.
• Bader Field (AIY) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Bader Field", another name for AIY is "Atlantic City Municipal Airport".
• Scheduled commercial airline service at the airport ended in 1990, when Allegheny Airlines moved to the larger Atlantic City International Airport.
• The closest airport to Bader Field (AIY) is Atlantic City International Airport (ACY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of AIY.