Nonstop flight route between Jacksonville, Illinois, United States and Savannakhet, Laos:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX), Jacksonville, Illinois, United States and Savannakhet Airport (ZVK), Savannakhet, Laos would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,163 miles (or 14,747 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 Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 and Savannakhet 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 Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 and Savannakhet Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IJX / KIJX |
Airport Name: | Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 |
Location: | Jacksonville, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°25'12"N by 81°38'24"W |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from IJX |
More Information: | IJX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZVK / VLSK |
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Location: | Savannakhet, Laos |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°33'24"N by 104°45'33"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 509 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZVK |
More Information: | ZVK Maps & Info |
Facts about Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX):
- As part of the buildup of forces prior to the United States entry into World War II, the Army Air Corps leased Imeson Field from the City of Jacksonville on 6 February 1941.
- The unit was called to active duty on 10 October 1950 as a result of the outbreak of the Korean War.
- The furthest airport from Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,460 miles (18,442 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 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 1968, the 125 FIG relocated from Jacksonville Imeson Airport to a newly constructed military installation at the newly constructed Jacksonville International Airport.
- Airport diagrams for 1955 and 1968
- The closest airport to Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX) is Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of IJX.
Facts about Savannakhet Airport (ZVK):
- Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) is Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) N of ZVK.
- Because of Savannakhet Airport's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Savannakhet 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 "Savannakhet Airport", another name for ZVK is "ສະຫນາມບິນສະຫວັນນະເຂດ".
- The furthest airport from Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Savannakhet Airport (meaning Savannakhet Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,823 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.