Nonstop flight route between Phetchabun, Thailand and Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(16°40'32"N by 101°11'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°27'33"S by 148°25'57"E)
Distance from PHY to CGC:
3,570.22 miles (5,745.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phetchabun Airport (PHY), Phetchabun, Thailand and Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC), Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,570 miles (or 5,746 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 Phetchabun Airport and Cape Gloucester 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 Phetchabun Airport and Cape Gloucester Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PHY / VTPB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Phetchabun, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°40'32"N by 101°11'41"E |
| Area Served: | Tambon Lan Ba, Amphoe Lom Sak, Phetchabun, Thailand |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 450 feet (137 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PHY |
| More Information: | PHY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGC / AYCG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°27'33"S by 148°25'57"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CGC |
| More Information: | CGC Maps & Info |
Facts about Phetchabun Airport (PHY):
- Phetchabun Airport (PHY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Phetchabun Airport (PHY) is Loei Airport (LOE), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) NNE of PHY.
- The furthest airport from Phetchabun Airport (PHY) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Phetchabun Airport (meaning Phetchabun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,171 miles (19,587 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Because of Phetchabun Airport's relatively low elevation of 450 feet, planes can take off or land at Phetchabun 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 "Phetchabun Airport", other names for PHY include "ท่าอากาศยานเพชรบูรณ์" and "VTPL".
Facts about Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC):
- The closest airport to Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Finschhafen Airport (FIN), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) SSW of CGC.
- Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cape Gloucester Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Gloucester 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, the 12th Defense Battalion was assigned to the airfield between 30 December 1943 - late May 1944 Australian RAAF Units Based at Cape Gloucester consisted of the 78 Squadron, equipped with P-40 Warhawks.
- The furthest airport from Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,791 miles (18,975 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Cape Gloucester Airport", other names for CGC include "CPG" and "Cape Gloucester Airport".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.19 miles (101.70 km) NNE | Loei Airport (LOE) | Loei, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 98.94 miles (159.22 km) WNW | Sukhothai Airport (THS) | Sukhothai, Thailand | |
| 3 | 106.19 miles (170.90 km) E | Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) | Khon Kaen, Thailand | |
| 4 | 116.15 miles (186.92 km) ENE | Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) | Udon Thani, Thailand | |
| 5 | 121.39 miles (195.37 km) NW | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 6 | 127.94 miles (205.90 km) NE | Wattay International Airport (VTE) | Vientiane, Laos | |
| 7 | 129.34 miles (208.15 km) W | Tak Airport (TKT) | Tak, Thailand | |
| 8 | 140.52 miles (226.15 km) SSE | Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | |
| 9 | 156.73 miles (252.23 km) NW | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand | |
| 10 | 169.24 miles (272.37 km) SE | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| 11 | 175.39 miles (282.27 km) W | Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) | Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand | |
| 12 | 180.19 miles (289.98 km) N | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 13 | 194.91 miles (313.68 km) SSW | Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) | Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 14 | 206.05 miles (331.60 km) NW | Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
| 15 | 208.25 miles (335.15 km) S | Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,170.91 miles (19,587.13 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,151.91 miles (19,556.55 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,095.93 miles (19,466.46 km) SSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 4 | 12,045.00 miles (19,384.50 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,045.00 miles (19,384.50 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,031.79 miles (19,363.24 km) SW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,019.62 miles (19,343.66 km) WSW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,957.85 miles (19,244.24 km) W | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,939.33 miles (19,214.44 km) W | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,935.72 miles (19,208.63 km) SSW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,930.36 miles (19,200.00 km) WSW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,923.98 miles (19,189.73 km) S | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,916.45 miles (19,177.62 km) S | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,892.63 miles (19,139.28 km) SSW | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,867.17 miles (19,098.30 km) WSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.65 miles (144.28 km) SSW | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 92.15 miles (148.30 km) SE | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 135.66 miles (218.33 km) E | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 140.13 miles (225.51 km) WSW | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 142.27 miles (228.95 km) ESE | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 172.42 miles (277.48 km) SW | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 174.84 miles (281.38 km) WSW | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 183.07 miles (294.62 km) W | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 184.08 miles (296.25 km) WSW | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 211.85 miles (340.93 km) E | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 213.40 miles (343.43 km) WSW | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 218.50 miles (351.64 km) WSW | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 231.23 miles (372.13 km) E | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 232.76 miles (374.58 km) SSW | Fane Airport (FNE) | Fane, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 241.19 miles (388.16 km) W | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,790.53 miles (18,974.98 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,637.95 miles (18,729.42 km) NE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,627.04 miles (18,711.86 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,612.47 miles (18,688.41 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,611.34 miles (18,686.60 km) SSE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,599.07 miles (18,666.85 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,583.37 miles (18,641.58 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,559.05 miles (18,602.44 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,535.88 miles (18,565.16 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,535.22 miles (18,564.09 km) SSE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,528.56 miles (18,553.37 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,523.37 miles (18,545.01 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,514.76 miles (18,531.16 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,508.13 miles (18,520.49 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,493.34 miles (18,496.69 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |