Nonstop flight route between Surat Thani, Thailand and Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan:
Departure Airport:
(9°7'57"N by 99°8'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°9'34"N by 119°57'29"E)
Distance from URT to LZN:
1,801.03 miles (2,898.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Surat Thani International Airport (URT), Surat Thani, Thailand and Nangan Airport (LZN), Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,801 miles (or 2,898 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 relatively short distance between Surat Thani International Airport and Nangan Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LZN / RCFG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°9'34"N by 119°57'29"E |
| Operator/Owner: | N/A |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 232 feet (71 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LZN |
| More Information: | LZN Maps & Info |
Facts about Surat Thani International Airport (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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Surat Thani International Airport (URT) is Ranong Airport (UNN), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NW of URT.
- In addition to being known as "Surat Thani International Airport", another name for URT is "ท่าอากาศยานสุราษฎร์ธานี".
Facts about Nangan Airport (LZN):
- The closest airport to Nangan Airport (LZN) is Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SW of LZN.
- The furthest airport from Nangan Airport (LZN) is Resistencia International Airport (RES), which is nearly antipodal to Nangan Airport (meaning Nangan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Resistencia International Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,841 kilometers) away in Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina.
- Because of Nangan Airport's relatively low elevation of 232 feet, planes can take off or land at Nangan 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.
- Nangan Airport (LZN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nangan Airport", other names for LZN include "南竿航空站馬祖南竿機場" and "Nángān HángkōngzhànMǎzǔ Nángān Jīchǎng".
| 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 | 24.01 miles (38.64 km) SW | Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) | Fuzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 2 | 108.72 miles (174.96 km) SE | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 3 | 124.61 miles (200.55 km) SE | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 4 | 127.00 miles (204.39 km) SW | Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) | Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 5 | 132.97 miles (214.00 km) NNE | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 6 | 137.32 miles (221.00 km) SSE | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 7 | 137.32 miles (221.00 km) SSE | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 8 | 155.88 miles (250.86 km) SW | Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) | Kinmen, Taiwan | |
| 9 | 159.76 miles (257.10 km) SW | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) | Xiamen, Fujian, China | |
| 10 | 180.34 miles (290.23 km) S | Magong Airport (MZG) | Magong, Taiwan | |
| 11 | 180.48 miles (290.46 km) SE | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 12 | 188.93 miles (304.04 km) NNE | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 13 | 188.93 miles (304.06 km) S | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 14 | 195.11 miles (314.00 km) S | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China | |
| 15 | 202.40 miles (325.73 km) W | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) | Longyan, Fujian, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,328.92 miles (19,841.42 km) SW | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,324.29 miles (19,833.98 km) W | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,319.14 miles (19,825.68 km) WSW | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 4 | 12,317.64 miles (19,823.28 km) SW | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,281.54 miles (19,765.18 km) WSW | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,267.38 miles (19,742.38 km) WSW | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 7 | 12,224.87 miles (19,673.97 km) S | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,193.95 miles (19,624.22 km) SSW | Mercedes Airport (MDX) | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,171.78 miles (19,588.53 km) WSW | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,171.78 miles (19,588.53 km) WSW | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,157.37 miles (19,565.35 km) SSW | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,155.73 miles (19,562.70 km) SSE | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,152.38 miles (19,557.32 km) ESE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,150.16 miles (19,553.73 km) S | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 15 | 12,135.84 miles (19,530.70 km) SW | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |