Nonstop flight route between Vientiane, Laos and Hinton, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wattay International Airport (VTE), Vientiane, Laos and Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP), Hinton, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,957 miles (or 11,196 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 Wattay International Airport and Hinton/Jasper-Hinton 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 Wattay International Airport and Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VTE / VLVT |
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Location: | Vientiane, Laos |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°59'17"N by 102°33'47"E |
Operator/Owner: | Military of Laos |
Airport Type: | Military/Public/Civil Aviation Authority |
Elevation: | 564 feet (172 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VTE |
More Information: | VTE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YJP / |
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Location: | Hinton, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°19'9"N by 117°45'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | Yellowhead County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4006 feet (1,221 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YJP |
More Information: | YJP Maps & Info |
Facts about Wattay International Airport (VTE):
- The head office of the Department of Civil Aviation is on the airport property.
- In addition to being known as "Wattay International Airport", other names for VTE include "ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ" and "สนามบินนานาชาติวัตไต".
- The furthest airport from Wattay International Airport (VTE) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Wattay International Airport (meaning Wattay International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- Because of Wattay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 564 feet, planes can take off or land at Wattay 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.
- Wattay International Airport (VTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wattay International Airport (VTE) is Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of VTE.
- Wattay International Airport is one of the few international airports in Laos.
Facts about Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP):
- The closest airport to Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP) is Jasper Airport (YJA), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of YJP.
- In addition to being known as "Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport", another name for YJP is "CEC4".
- The furthest airport from Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,328 miles (16,622 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport's high elevation of 4,006 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at YJP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make YJP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.