Nonstop flight route between Phetchabun, Thailand and San Antonio, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phetchabun Airport (PHY), Phetchabun, Thailand and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,992 miles (or 14,471 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio, 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio. 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 |
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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: | SKF / KSKF |
Airport Name: | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio |
Location: | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°23'3"N by 98°34'51"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SKF |
More Information: | SKF Maps & Info |
Facts about Phetchabun Airport (PHY):
- Phetchabun Airport (PHY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Phetchabun Airport", other names for PHY include "ท่าอากาศยานเพชรบูรณ์" and "VTPL".
- 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.
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- The furthest airport from Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,124 miles (17,902 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Today the Lackland ADC site has been taken over by the FAA and remains in operation.
- Lackland Air Force Base is home to the 37th Training Wing which operates a variety of training squadrons.
- No other item in the 1960s compared to the incident that occurred at Lackland in February 1966 with the death of a basic trainee.
- The closest airport to Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of SKF.