Nonstop flight route between Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand and Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(9°32'52"N by 100°3'43"E)
Arrival Airport:
(24°45'51"N by 107°28'27"W)
Distance from USM to CUL:
9,426.42 miles (15,170.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Samui International Airport (USM), Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand and Culiacán International Airport (CUL), Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,426 miles (or 15,170 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 Culiacán 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 Culiacán 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | CUL / MMCL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°45'51"N by 107°28'27"W |
| Area Served: | Culiacán and Navolato |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CUL |
| More Information: | CUL Maps & Info |
Facts about Samui International Airport (USM):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Samui International Airport", another name for USM is "ท่าอากาศยานสมุย".
- Samui International Airport (USM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Samui International Airport (USM) is Surat Thani International Airport (URT), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WSW of USM.
- 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.
Facts about Culiacán International Airport (CUL):
- The closest airport to Culiacán International Airport (CUL) is Los Mochis International Airport (LMM), which is located 119 miles (191 kilometers) WNW of CUL.
- Culiacán International Airport (CUL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Culiacán International Airport (CUL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,757 miles (18,920 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Bachigualato Federal International Airport or commonly named Culiacán International Airport, is an international airport located at Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
- In addition to being known as "Culiacán International Airport", another name for CUL is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Culiacán".
- The airport, being the most important domestic gateway in the state of Sinaloa, and the second on international operations after Mazatlán International Airport, second before Los Mochis International Airport has undergone major construction consisting of a new terminal layout and a new boarding system.
- Because of Culiacán International Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Culiacán 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 CIA has only 2 terminals.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 69.39 miles (111.67 km) WSW | Surat Thani International Airport (URT) | Surat Thani, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 93.44 miles (150.38 km) NNW | Chumphon Airport (CJM) | Chumphon, Thailand | |
| 3 | 101.84 miles (163.90 km) W | Ranong Airport (UNN) | Ranong, Thailand | |
| 4 | 109.41 miles (176.07 km) WNW | Kawthaung Airport (KAW) | Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 5 | 124.12 miles (199.76 km) SW | Krabi International Airport (KBV) | Krabi, Thailand | |
| 6 | 144.14 miles (231.96 km) SSW | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 7 | 155.01 miles (249.47 km) SW | Phuket International Airport (HKT) | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 8 | 182.07 miles (293.01 km) S | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 9 | 204.93 miles (329.80 km) SSE | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| 10 | 213.52 miles (343.62 km) N | Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) | Hua Hin, Thailand | |
| 11 | 222.43 miles (357.96 km) NNW | Myeik Airport (MGZ) | Myeik, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 12 | 223.23 miles (359.26 km) S | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 225.64 miles (363.13 km) NNE | U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP) | Rayong, Thailand | |
| 14 | 232.85 miles (374.73 km) S | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 242.76 miles (390.68 km) NE | Trat Airport (TDX) | Trat, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,336.56 miles (19,853.72 km) WSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,320.74 miles (19,828.26 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,276.75 miles (19,757.46 km) W | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,245.91 miles (19,707.84 km) S | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,243.15 miles (19,703.39 km) SSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,181.55 miles (19,604.25 km) W | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,180.01 miles (19,601.78 km) SW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 8 | 12,168.11 miles (19,582.62 km) W | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,165.25 miles (19,578.02 km) SSW | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,162.76 miles (19,574.01 km) SW | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,132.82 miles (19,525.83 km) S | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,096.61 miles (19,467.56 km) WSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,081.66 miles (19,443.50 km) SSE | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,079.61 miles (19,440.19 km) S | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 12,073.32 miles (19,430.08 km) SW | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 118.84 miles (191.26 km) WNW | Los Mochis International Airport (LMM) | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 2 | 134.49 miles (216.45 km) SE | General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 3 | 180.37 miles (290.27 km) SW | Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) | Los Cabos, Mexico | |
| 4 | 187.86 miles (302.33 km) WSW | Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 5 | 190.33 miles (306.30 km) ESE | General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO) | Durango, Durango, Mexico | |
| 6 | 233.22 miles (375.33 km) NW | Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN) | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 7 | 256.20 miles (412.31 km) WNW | Loreto International Airport (LTO) | Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 8 | 260.12 miles (418.62 km) ENE | Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 9 | 260.23 miles (418.80 km) W | Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) | Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 10 | 285.28 miles (459.11 km) SE | Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico | |
| 11 | 287.67 miles (462.96 km) NNE | General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (CUU) | Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 12 | 307.61 miles (495.05 km) NW | General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM) | Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 13 | 315.67 miles (508.03 km) SSE | Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 14 | 328.91 miles (529.33 km) ESE | General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| 15 | 371.45 miles (597.78 km) NW | General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport (HMO) | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,756.60 miles (18,920.36 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,444.48 miles (18,418.05 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,324.71 miles (18,225.31 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,321.93 miles (18,220.83 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,882.09 miles (17,512.98 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,882.08 miles (17,512.97 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,881.00 miles (17,511.23 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,847.21 miles (17,456.86 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,836.63 miles (17,439.82 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,807.86 miles (17,393.52 km) E | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,784.89 miles (17,356.56 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,780.51 miles (17,349.51 km) E | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,746.03 miles (17,294.02 km) S | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 14 | 10,738.21 miles (17,281.42 km) ESE | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 15 | 10,707.52 miles (17,232.04 km) ESE | Ambilobe Airport (AMB) | Ambilobe, Madagascar | |