Nonstop flight route between Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam and West Chicago, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV), Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam and DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,525 miles (or 13,719 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 Buon Ma Thuot Airport and DuPage 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 Buon Ma Thuot Airport and DuPage Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMV / VVBM |
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| Location: | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°40'5"N by 108°7'12"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Central Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1729 feet (527 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BMV |
| More Information: | BMV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DPA / KDPA |
| Airport Name: | DuPage Airport |
| Location: | West Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°54'24"N by 88°14'53"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 759 feet (231 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DPA |
| More Information: | DPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV):
- Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) is Lien Khuong Airport (DLI), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SSE of BMV.
- In addition to being known as "Buon Ma Thuot Airport", another name for BMV is "Sân bay Buôn Ma Thuột".
- The furthest airport from Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) is Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), which is nearly antipodal to Buon Ma Thuot Airport (meaning Buon Ma Thuot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru.
Facts about DuPage Airport (DPA):
- DuPage Airport sits on 1,200 acres and is the only general aviation airport in Illinois with four active runways, two ILS approaches, a 24-hour FAA air control tower, and over 40 aviation and non-aviation support businesses.
- Because of DuPage Airport's relatively low elevation of 759 feet, planes can take off or land at DuPage 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 closest airport to DuPage Airport (DPA) is Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of DPA.
- In the late 1970s, DuPage Airport was designated a reliever airport for general aviation aircraft, and in the early 1980s, the airport authority began an expansion project to accommodate the increased traffic.
- DuPage Airport (DPA) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from DuPage Airport (DPA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,056 miles (17,792 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport has faced severe political criticism in the 1980s and 1990s.
