Nonstop flight route between Haiphong, Vietnam and Oak Harbor, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cat Bi International Airport (HPH), Haiphong, Vietnam and NAS Whidbey Island (NUW), Oak Harbor, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,770 miles (or 10,895 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 Cat Bi International Airport and NAS Whidbey Island, 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 Cat Bi International Airport and NAS Whidbey Island. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HPH / VVCI |
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Location: | Haiphong, Vietnam |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°49'9"N by 106°43'28"E |
Operator/Owner: | Northern Airports Services Company |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HPH |
More Information: | HPH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUW / KNUW |
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Location: | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°21'6"N by 122°39'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NUW |
More Information: | NUW Maps & Info |
Facts about Cat Bi International Airport (HPH):
- Because of Cat Bi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Cat Bi 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.
- Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) is Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), which is nearly antipodal to Cat Bi International Airport (meaning Cat Bi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diego Aracena International Airport), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Iquique, Chile.
- The closest airport to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) is Nội Bài International Airport (HAN), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of HPH.
- In addition to being known as "Cat Bi International Airport", another name for HPH is "Sân bay Quốc tế Cát Bi".
Facts about NAS Whidbey Island (NUW):
- On January 17, 1941, almost 11 months before the U.S.
- NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) has 2 runways.
- In late 1993, with the pending closures of NAS Moffett Field, California and NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii additional P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft came aboard NAS Whidbey Island, along with the associated staffs of Commander, Patrol Wings, U.S.
- The furthest airport from NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,730 miles (17,268 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In early 1965, patrol squadrons began to leave NAS Whidbey.
- Because of NAS Whidbey Island's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Whidbey Island 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 "NAS Whidbey Island", another name for NUW is "Ault Field".
- The closest airport to NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) is A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) S of NUW.
- On December 8, three workers started a topographic survey of what would become Ault Field, about four miles to the north.
- After World War II ended, operations slowed at war’s end and it was almost certain that NAS Whidbey Island would be earmarked for decommissioning.