Nonstop flight route between Nakhon Phanom, Thailand and Tunica, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP), Nakhon Phanom, Thailand and Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM), Tunica, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,707 miles (or 14,012 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 Nakhon Phanom Airport and Tunica Municipal 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 Nakhon Phanom Airport and Tunica Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOP / VTUW |
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Location: | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°23'2"N by 104°38'35"E |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 587 feet (179 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOP |
More Information: | KOP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTM / KUTA |
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Location: | Tunica, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°41'6"N by 90°20'52"W |
Area Served: | Tunica, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | Tunica County Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 194 feet (59 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UTM |
More Information: | UTM Maps & Info |
Facts about Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP):
- In addition to being known as "Nakhon Phanom Airport", another name for KOP is "ท่าอากาศยานนครพนม".
- Because of Nakhon Phanom Airport's relatively low elevation of 587 feet, planes can take off or land at Nakhon Phanom 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.
- Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) is Savannakhet Airport (ZVK), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) S of KOP.
- The furthest airport from Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Nakhon Phanom Airport (meaning Nakhon Phanom Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,260 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
Facts about Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM):
- Because of Tunica Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunica Municipal 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 furthest airport from Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,987 miles (17,682 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 2005, Tunica received its Part 139 certification to allow large jets from the Federal Aviation Administration.
- The airport opened in 2003 with a 5,500-foot runway.
- Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Casino charters continue to fly into Tunica growing passenger traffic despite the loss of the Clipper Connection service.
- The closest airport to Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) is Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of UTM.
- In addition to being known as "Tunica Municipal Airport", another name for UTM is "UTA".