Nonstop flight route between Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand and Atlanta, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Samui International Airport (USM), Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand and Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Atlanta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,438 miles (or 15,190 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 Samui International Airport and Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 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 Samui International Airport and Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | USM / VTSM |
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Location: | Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°32'52"N by 100°3'43"E |
Area Served: | Ko Samui |
Operator/Owner: | Bangkok Airways |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from USM |
More Information: | USM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATL / KATL |
Airport Name: | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport |
Location: | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°38'12"N by 84°25'41"W |
Area Served: | Atlanta, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Atlanta |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1026 feet (313 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from ATL |
More Information: | ATL Maps & Info |
Facts about Samui International Airport (USM):
- Samui International Airport (USM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Samui International Airport", another name for USM is "ท่าอากาศยานสมุย".
- The furthest airport from Samui International Airport (USM) is Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM), which is nearly antipodal to Samui International Airport (meaning Samui International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport), and is located 12,337 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru.
- Because of Samui International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Samui 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 closest airport to Samui International Airport (USM) is Surat Thani International Airport (URT), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WSW of USM.
Facts about Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL):
- In April 2007 an "end-around taxiway" opened, Taxiway Victor.
- The concourses are connected by an underground Transportation Mall, which begins at the main terminal and passes under the center of each concourse.
- ValuJet was established in 1993 as low-cost competition for Delta at ATL.
- Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has 5 runways.
- The closest airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) E of ATL.
- Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport is a focus city for Southwest Airlines and is the primary hub of Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection partner ExpressJet.
- Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport handled 95,462,867 passengers last year.
- In 1946 Candler Field was renamed Atlanta Municipal Airport and by 1948, more than one million passengers passed through a war surplus hangar that served as a terminal building.
- The furthest airport from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,317 miles (18,213 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.