Nonstop flight route between Balmaceda, Chile and Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam:
Departure Airport:
(45°54'57"S by 71°41'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(15°24'21"N by 108°42'20"E)
Distance from BBA to VCL:
10,328.64 miles (16,622.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Balmaceda Airport (BBA), Balmaceda, Chile and Chu Lai Airport (VCL), Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,329 miles (or 16,622 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 Balmaceda Airport and Chu Lai 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 Balmaceda Airport and Chu Lai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBA / SCBA |
| Airport Name: | Balmaceda Airport |
| Location: | Balmaceda, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°54'57"S by 71°41'21"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1722 feet (525 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBA |
| More Information: | BBA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCL / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°24'21"N by 108°42'20"E |
| Area Served: | Tam Kỳ, Vietnam |
| Operator/Owner: | Middle Airports Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from VCL |
| More Information: | VCL Maps & Info |
Facts about Balmaceda Airport (BBA):
- The furthest airport from Balmaceda Airport (BBA) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is nearly antipodal to Balmaceda Airport (meaning Balmaceda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mandalgovi Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,857 kilometers) away in Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia.
- Balmaceda Airport (BBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Balmaceda Airport (BBA) is Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of BBA.
Facts about Chu Lai Airport (VCL):
- In the Vietnam War, this airfield was an airbase of the United States Marines.
- The furthest airport from Chu Lai Airport (VCL) is Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP), which is nearly antipodal to Chu Lai Airport (meaning Chu Lai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Arequipa, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Chu Lai Airport", other names for VCL include "Sân bay Chu Lai" and "VVCA".
- The closest airport to Chu Lai Airport (VCL) is Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) NW of VCL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.96 miles (48.21 km) NW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile |     |
| 2 | 46.06 miles (74.13 km) S | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 54.78 miles (88.16 km) SE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 4 | 75.46 miles (121.44 km) NE | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 5 | 101.16 miles (162.80 km) SSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 6 | 203.45 miles (327.43 km) E | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 7 | 209.65 miles (337.39 km) N | Esquel Airport (EQS) | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 210.77 miles (339.20 km) SSE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 212.06 miles (341.28 km) NNW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 258.36 miles (415.79 km) NNW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 11 | 266.69 miles (429.19 km) NNW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 12 | 269.73 miles (434.09 km) N | El Maitén Airport (EMX) | El Maitén, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 13 | 274.60 miles (441.93 km) N | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 14 | 296.39 miles (477.00 km) NNW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 300.90 miles (484.26 km) ESE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,338.68 miles (19,857.13 km) E | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 2 | 12,285.00 miles (19,770.75 km) NNE | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 3 | 12,183.43 miles (19,607.28 km) NW | Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 4 | 12,171.71 miles (19,588.42 km) E | Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) | Arvaikheer, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 12,164.15 miles (19,576.26 km) ENE | Khujirt Airport (HJT) | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia | |
| 6 | 12,160.67 miles (19,570.65 km) ENE | Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) | Kharkhorin, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 12,133.29 miles (19,526.58 km) NE | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 8 | 12,101.45 miles (19,475.35 km) WNW | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 9 | 12,071.52 miles (19,427.19 km) E | Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) | Bayankhongor, Mongolia | |
| 10 | 12,057.13 miles (19,404.02 km) NNW | Baotou Airport (BAV) | Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 11 | 12,045.00 miles (19,384.50 km) NNW | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 12 | 12,037.87 miles (19,373.03 km) WNW | Xilinhot Airport (XIL) | Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 12,027.82 miles (19,356.85 km) N | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 14 | 12,006.85 miles (19,323.10 km) N | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 11,986.15 miles (19,289.79 km) N | Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN) | Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.45 miles (89.24 km) NW | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 2 | 95.77 miles (154.12 km) NW | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 102.76 miles (165.37 km) SSE | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 163.21 miles (262.67 km) SW | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 5 | 193.21 miles (310.94 km) SSW | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 205.53 miles (330.77 km) NNE | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 7 | 237.99 miles (383.00 km) S | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 253.56 miles (408.06 km) S | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 255.79 miles (411.65 km) W | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |
| 10 | 273.89 miles (440.79 km) WNW | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 11 | 301.95 miles (485.94 km) WNW | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 12 | 305.15 miles (491.09 km) NW | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 333.49 miles (536.71 km) NNE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 14 | 345.75 miles (556.42 km) SSW | Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
| 15 | 352.98 miles (568.07 km) SW | Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.41 miles (19,906.59 km) SSE | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,361.00 miles (19,893.05 km) W | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,300.45 miles (19,795.61 km) SSE | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,278.62 miles (19,760.47 km) S | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,256.15 miles (19,724.31 km) SE | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,237.53 miles (19,694.35 km) WSW | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 12,223.92 miles (19,672.44 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,223.92 miles (19,672.44 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,216.98 miles (19,661.28 km) WSW | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,199.31 miles (19,632.83 km) SW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,189.29 miles (19,616.71 km) E | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,187.50 miles (19,613.83 km) SE | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,187.50 miles (19,613.83 km) SE | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,174.48 miles (19,592.87 km) WSW | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 12,147.79 miles (19,549.93 km) SSW | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |