Nonstop flight route between Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand and Shirahama, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Samui International Airport (USM), Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand and Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM), Shirahama, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,790 miles (or 4,490 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 Nanki-Shirahama 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 Nanki-Shirahama 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: | SHM / RJBD |
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Location: | Shirahama, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°39'43"N by 135°21'51"E |
Operator/Owner: | Wakayama Prefecture |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 293 feet (89 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHM |
More Information: | SHM Maps & Info |
Facts about Samui International Airport (USM):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM):
- The furthest airport from Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 11,994 miles (19,302 kilometers) away in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) N of SHM.
- Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nanki-Shirahama Airport", other names for SHM include "南紀白浜空港" and "Nanki Shirahama Kūkō".
- Because of Nanki-Shirahama Airport's relatively low elevation of 293 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanki-Shirahama 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.