Nonstop flight route between Lethem, Guyana and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lethem Airport (LTM), Lethem, Guyana and Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,084 miles (or 17,837 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 Lethem Airport and Tân Sơn Nhất International 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 Lethem Airport and Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lethem Airport (LTM):

• The closest airport to Lethem Airport (LTM) is Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WSW of LTM.
• Because of Lethem Airport's relatively low elevation of 351 feet, planes can take off or land at Lethem 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.
• The furthest airport from Lethem Airport (LTM) is Andi Jemma Airport (MXB), which is nearly antipodal to Lethem Airport (meaning Lethem Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Andi Jemma Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,924 kilometers) away in Masamba, Indonesia.

Facts about Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN):

• The furthest airport from Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) is Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU), which is nearly antipodal to Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (meaning Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport), and is located 12,278 miles (19,760 kilometers) away in Jauja, Peru.
• Domestic flights operate from Terminal 1, whilst international flights use Terminal 2.
• A new international terminal funded by Japanese official development assistance and constructed by a consortium of four Japanese contractors, opened in September 2007 with a capacity for 12 million passengers a year.
• The Prime Minister of Vietnam, by Decision 1646/TTg-NN, has approved the addition of 30 hectares of adjacent area to extend the apron and to build a cargo terminal to handle the rapid increase of passenger and cargo volume at the airport.
• Upon completion of Long Thanh International Airport, Tan Son Nhat Airport will serve domestic passengers only.
• Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) has 2 runways.
• Because of Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Tân Sơn Nhất 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.
• Following a recent decision by the Vietnamese Prime Minister, a new airport—Long Thanh International Airport—will replace Tan Son Nhat airport for international departure use.
• The closest airport to Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) is Vung Tau Airport (VTG), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SE of SGN.
• In addition to being known as "Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport", another name for SGN is "Sân bay Quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất".