Nonstop flight route between Rayong, Thailand and Columbus, New Mexico, United States:
Departure Airport:
(12°40'46"N by 101°0'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°49'29"N by 107°37'55"W)
Distance from UTP to CUS:
8,824.53 miles (14,201.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP), Rayong, Thailand and Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), Columbus, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,825 miles (or 14,202 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTP / VTBU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rayong, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°40'46"N by 101°0'17"E |
| Area Served: | Rayong, Thailand |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UTP |
| More Information: | UTP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUS / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Columbus, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°49'29"N by 107°37'55"W |
| Elevation: | 4024 feet (1,227 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CUS |
| More Information: | CUS Maps & Info |
Facts about U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP):
- The furthest airport from U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (meaning U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,798 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- With the closure of Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang Airport in late November 2008 due to mobs, U-Tapao became for a time Thailand's main supplementary international gateway.
- U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP) currently has only 1 runway.
- ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติอู่ตะเภา-ระยอง-พัทยา
- In addition to being known as "U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport", another name for UTP is "ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติ อู่ตะเภา-ระยอง-พัทยา".
- The closest airport to U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP) is Hua Hin Airport (HHQ), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) W of UTP.
- Because of U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya 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 Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS):
- Because of Columbus Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,024 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CUS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CUS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport's operations ceased abruptly with the arrest of the notorious "Columbus Air Force" drug-running gang by the DEA in the late 1970s.
- After World War I, Columbus Airfield was used by the Army as part of their patrol flights along the Mexican border.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", other names for CUS include "Historical Airport", "Modern Airfield" and "0NM0".
- Pershing crossed the border with 6,600 men a week after the Columbus raid.
- Using its base in Columbus, the 1st Aero Squadron concentrated on carrying mail and dispatches between Columbus and Pershing's Army columns moving south into Mexico.
- The closest airport to Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) is Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) N of CUS.
- The furthest airport from Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,433 miles (18,400 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 71.09 miles (114.41 km) W | Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) | Hua Hin, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 72.05 miles (115.95 km) NNW | Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 3 | 72.05 miles (115.95 km) NNW | Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK) | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 4 | 89.29 miles (143.70 km) NNW | Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) | Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 5 | 92.96 miles (149.60 km) ESE | Trat Airport (TDX) | Trat, Thailand | |
| 6 | 152.20 miles (244.95 km) E | Battambang Airport (BBM) | Battambang, Cambodia | |
| 7 | 153.44 miles (246.94 km) ESE | Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) | Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia | |
| 8 | 161.60 miles (260.07 km) W | Myeik Airport (MGZ) | Myeik, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 9 | 175.67 miles (282.71 km) SW | Chumphon Airport (CJM) | Chumphon, Thailand | |
| 10 | 179.69 miles (289.18 km) NNE | Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | |
| 11 | 195.62 miles (314.82 km) ENE | Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
| 12 | 212.17 miles (341.46 km) E | Krakor Airport (KZD) | Krakor, Cambodia | |
| 13 | 212.44 miles (341.89 km) WNW | Dawei Airport (TVY) | Dawei, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 14 | 225.64 miles (363.13 km) SSW | Samui International Airport (USM) | Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 15 | 229.71 miles (369.69 km) SE | Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville (KOS) | Sihanoukville, Cambodia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,301.98 miles (19,798.07 km) WSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 2 | 12,236.17 miles (19,692.16 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,191.06 miles (19,619.57 km) WSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,190.81 miles (19,619.17 km) S | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,187.83 miles (19,614.36 km) SSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,166.27 miles (19,579.66 km) SW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,127.21 miles (19,516.81 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,126.84 miles (19,516.20 km) SW | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,118.99 miles (19,503.58 km) S | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,112.50 miles (19,493.13 km) W | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,112.50 miles (19,493.13 km) W | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,052.44 miles (19,396.47 km) S | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,050.61 miles (19,393.53 km) WSW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,026.07 miles (19,354.04 km) SSW | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,025.74 miles (19,353.50 km) S | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.65 miles (49.32 km) N | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) | Deming, New Mexico, United States | |
| 2 | 52.53 miles (84.54 km) NE | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 63.90 miles (102.84 km) NNW | Grant County Airport (SVC) | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | |
| 4 | 71.92 miles (115.75 km) E | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 5 | 71.92 miles (115.75 km) E | Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipal Airport (NCG) | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 6 | 73.52 miles (118.32 km) E | Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 73.68 miles (118.57 km) E | El Paso International Airport (ELP) | El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 99.79 miles (160.60 km) NNE | Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 113.90 miles (183.31 km) NE | Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 10 | 115.24 miles (185.46 km) WSW | Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) | Douglas, Arizona, United States | |
| 11 | 118.53 miles (190.76 km) WSW | Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) | Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States | |
| 12 | 118.76 miles (191.12 km) NE | Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 120.84 miles (194.47 km) NW | Greenlee County Airport (CFT) | Clifton/Morenci, Arizona, United States | |
| 14 | 136.24 miles (219.26 km) WSW | Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ) | Bisbee, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 136.81 miles (220.17 km) WNW | Safford Regional Airport (SAD) | Safford, Arizona, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,433.27 miles (18,400.02 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,235.10 miles (18,081.10 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,165.68 miles (17,969.38 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,151.52 miles (17,946.58 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,827.56 miles (17,425.22 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,786.14 miles (17,358.56 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,725.63 miles (17,261.18 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,719.94 miles (17,252.03 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,697.52 miles (17,215.94 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,690.00 miles (17,203.84 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,647.27 miles (17,135.08 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,625.79 miles (17,100.51 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,590.69 miles (17,044.03 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,569.88 miles (17,010.53 km) ESE | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 15 | 10,569.06 miles (17,009.21 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |