Nonstop flight route between Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam and College Park, Maryland, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phu Bai International Airport (HUI), Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam and College Park Airport (CGS), College Park, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,599 miles (or 13,838 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 Phu Bai International Airport and College Park 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 Phu Bai International Airport and College Park Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUI / VVPB |
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Location: | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°24'6"N by 107°42'10"E |
Area Served: | Huế |
Operator/Owner: | Middle Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUI |
More Information: | HUI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGS / KCGS |
Airport Name: | College Park Airport |
Location: | College Park, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°58'50"N by 76°55'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGS |
More Information: | CGS Maps & Info |
Facts about Phu Bai International Airport (HUI):
- In addition to being known as "Phu Bai International Airport", another name for HUI is "Sân bay Quốc tế Phú Bài".
- Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) is Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP), which is nearly antipodal to Phu Bai International Airport (meaning Phu Bai International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in Arequipa, Peru.
- The closest airport to Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) is Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SE of HUI.
- Because of Phu Bai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Phu Bai 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.
Facts about College Park Airport (CGS):
- In April 1910, the Aero Club of America chapters from Washington and Baltimore chose the College Park Airport for the next James Gordon Bennett Race.
- The furthest airport from College Park Airport (CGS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,684 miles (18,803 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- From 1927 until 1933, the Bureau of Standards developed and tested the first radio navigational aids for use in "blind" or bad weather flying.
- Because of College Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at College Park 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.
- Since the 9/11 attacks, and owing to the airport's proximity to the national capital, the operations of the airport have been severely restricted by the Transportation Security Administration in the interest of national security, but civilian pilots are still free to use the airport after going through a one-time background check procedure.
- In 1918, after a three-month trial with the War Department beginning May 15, the Post Office Department inaugurated the first Postal Airmail Service from College Park, serving Philadelphia and New York.
- College Park Airport is home to many "firsts" in aviation, and is particularly significant for the well-known aviators and aviation inventors who played a part in this field's long history.
- The closest airport to College Park Airport (CGS) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of CGS.
- College Park Airport (CGS) currently has only 1 runway.