Nonstop flight route between Phuket, Thailand and Truckee, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phuket International Airport (HKT), Phuket, Thailand and Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), Truckee, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,339 miles (or 13,420 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 Phuket International Airport and Truckee Tahoe 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 Phuket International Airport and Truckee Tahoe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKT / VTSP |
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Location: | Phuket, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°6'47"N by 98°19'0"E |
Area Served: | Phuket, Thailand |
Operator/Owner: | Airports of Thailand (A.O.T.) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HKT |
More Information: | HKT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TKF / KTRK |
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Location: | Truckee, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°19'12"N by 120°8'21"W |
Area Served: | Truckee, California |
Operator/Owner: | Truckee Tahoe Airport District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5900 feet (1,798 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TKF |
More Information: | TKF Maps & Info |
Facts about Phuket International Airport (HKT):
- Because of Phuket International Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Phuket 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.
- Phuket International Airport (HKT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Phuket is one of the most favorite tourist destinations in the region.
- The furthest airport from Phuket International Airport (HKT) is Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), which is nearly antipodal to Phuket International Airport (meaning Phuket International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Chiclayo, Peru.
- The closest airport to Phuket International Airport (HKT) is Krabi International Airport (KBV), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) E of HKT.
- In addition to being known as "Phuket International Airport", another name for HKT is "ท่าอากาศยานภูเก็ต".
- Phuket International Airport handled 11,342,491 passengers last year.
Facts about Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF):
- Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) has 2 runways.
- The airport had a 500 gallon underground heating oil tank removed in 1986.
- Because of Truckee Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 5,900 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TKF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TKF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,197 miles (18,020 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- IFR clearances can be requested from Oakland Center on frequency 127.95 which can be reached from most places on the field.
- In addition to being known as "Truckee Tahoe Airport", another name for TKF is "TRK".
- The closest airport to Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ENE of TKF.