Nonstop flight route between Surat Thani, Thailand and Cuito Cuanavale, Angola:
Departure Airport:
(9°7'57"N by 99°8'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(15°9'37"S by 19°9'25"E)
Distance from URT to CTI:
5,724.95 miles (9,213.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Surat Thani International Airport (URT), Surat Thani, Thailand and Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI), Cuito Cuanavale, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,725 miles (or 9,213 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 Cuito Cuanavale Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | URT / VTSB |
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| Location: | Surat Thani, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°7'57"N by 99°8'8"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Department of Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public & Military |
| Elevation: | 286 feet (87 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from URT |
| More Information: | URT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTI / FNCV |
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| Location: | Cuito Cuanavale, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°9'37"S by 19°9'25"E |
| Area Served: | Cuito Cuanavale |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3986 feet (1,215 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CTI |
| More Information: | CTI Maps & Info |
Facts about Surat Thani International Airport (URT):
- The closest airport to Surat Thani International Airport (URT) is Ranong Airport (UNN), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NW of URT.
- 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.
- Surat Thani International Airport (URT) currently has only 1 runway.
- As well as being a commercial facility, Suratthani Airport is also an active Royal Thai Air Force base, the home of 4th Air Division/7th Wing Air Combat Command.
- In addition to being known as "Surat Thani International Airport", another name for URT is "ท่าอากาศยานสุราษฎร์ธานี".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI):
- In addition to being known as "Cuito Cuanavale Airport", another name for CTI is "Cuito Cuanavale Airport (Cuito Cuanavale)".
- The closest airport to Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) is Cangamba Airport (CNZ), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) NNE of CTI.
- The furthest airport from Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is located 11,990 miles (19,295 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.25 miles (93.74 km) NW | Ranong Airport (UNN) | Ranong, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 69.39 miles (111.67 km) ENE | Samui International Airport (USM) | Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 3 | 72.02 miles (115.91 km) S | Krabi International Airport (KBV) | Krabi, Thailand | |
| 4 | 75.30 miles (121.18 km) NNW | Kawthaung Airport (KAW) | Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 5 | 89.95 miles (144.76 km) SW | Phuket International Airport (HKT) | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 6 | 110.16 miles (177.28 km) N | Chumphon Airport (CJM) | Chumphon, Thailand | |
| 7 | 116.91 miles (188.15 km) SSE | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 8 | 174.62 miles (281.02 km) SSE | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 9 | 197.69 miles (318.14 km) SSE | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 212.99 miles (342.77 km) SE | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| 11 | 220.71 miles (355.20 km) SSE | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 231.16 miles (372.01 km) N | Myeik Airport (MGZ) | Myeik, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 13 | 248.32 miles (399.63 km) NNE | Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) | Hua Hin, Thailand | |
| 14 | 267.53 miles (430.55 km) SSE | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 267.53 miles (430.55 km) SSE | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,296.58 miles (19,789.37 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,277.13 miles (19,758.08 km) W | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,259.92 miles (19,730.38 km) SSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,223.82 miles (19,672.28 km) SW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,213.57 miles (19,655.78 km) W | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,164.56 miles (19,576.91 km) S | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,147.96 miles (19,550.19 km) SW | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,123.15 miles (19,510.27 km) WSW | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,120.87 miles (19,506.60 km) S | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,115.11 miles (19,497.34 km) W | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,113.21 miles (19,494.27 km) SW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 12 | 12,105.18 miles (19,481.36 km) W | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,102.25 miles (19,476.63 km) S | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,067.41 miles (19,420.56 km) SSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 12,049.83 miles (19,392.28 km) S | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 110.75 miles (178.24 km) NNE | Cangamba Airport (CNZ) | Cangamba, Angola | |
| 2 | 196.73 miles (316.61 km) S | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 3 | 222.00 miles (357.27 km) E | Kalabo Airport (KLB) | Kalabo, Zambia | |
| 4 | 222.13 miles (357.49 km) SSE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 5 | 239.60 miles (385.60 km) NNE | Luena Airport (LUO) | Luena, Moxico Province, Angola | |
| 6 | 267.11 miles (429.86 km) E | Mongu Airport (MNR) | Mongu, Western Province, Zambia | |
| 7 | 278.77 miles (448.64 km) E | Lukulu Airport (LXU) | Lukulu, Zambia | |
| 8 | 279.74 miles (450.20 km) NW | Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV) | Huambo, Angola | |
| 9 | 287.04 miles (461.95 km) ENE | Zambezi Airport (BBZ) | Zambezi, Zambia | |
| 10 | 299.49 miles (481.98 km) WSW | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 11 | 303.32 miles (488.15 km) NNW | Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL) | Andulo, Angola | |
| 12 | 314.36 miles (505.92 km) SSW | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 13 | 321.38 miles (517.21 km) SSW | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 14 | 338.68 miles (545.06 km) NE | Cazombo Airport (CAV) | Cazombo, Angola | |
| 15 | 370.32 miles (595.98 km) NE | Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL) | Luau, Moxico, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,989.61 miles (19,295.35 km) NW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,974.81 miles (19,271.55 km) NNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,971.62 miles (19,266.41 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,970.20 miles (19,264.12 km) NNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,970.20 miles (19,264.12 km) NNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,969.32 miles (19,262.70 km) NW | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,964.33 miles (19,254.68 km) N | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,962.78 miles (19,252.18 km) NNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,960.61 miles (19,248.70 km) NNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,959.36 miles (19,246.67 km) NW | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,957.63 miles (19,243.90 km) N | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,955.71 miles (19,240.80 km) NNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,955.30 miles (19,240.14 km) NNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,955.28 miles (19,240.11 km) NW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,951.34 miles (19,233.76 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |