Nonstop flight route between Childress, Texas, United States and Luang Namtha, Laos:
Departure Airport:
(34°26'2"N by 100°17'17"W)
Arrival Airport:
(20°57'38"N by 101°24'9"E)
Distance from CDS to LXG:
8,352.68 miles (13,442.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Childress Municipal Airport (CDS), Childress, Texas, United States and Louangnamtha Airport (LXG), Luang Namtha, Laos would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,353 miles (or 13,442 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 Childress Municipal Airport and Louangnamtha 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 Childress Municipal Airport and Louangnamtha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDS / KCDS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Childress, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'2"N by 100°17'17"W |
| Area Served: | Childress, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Childress |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1954 feet (596 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CDS |
| More Information: | CDS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXG / VLLN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Luang Namtha, Laos |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°57'38"N by 101°24'9"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Laos Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public/Civil Aviation Authority |
| Elevation: | 1968 feet (600 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from LXG |
| More Information: | LXG Maps & Info |
Facts about Childress Municipal Airport (CDS):
- Childress Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,500 acres at an elevation of 1,954 feet above mean sea level.
- Childress Municipal Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles west of the central business district of Childress, a city in Childress County, Texas, United States.
- The furthest airport from Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,013 miles (17,723 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport was opened in October 1942 as Childress Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base.
- In addition to being known as "Childress Municipal Airport", another name for CDS is "(former Childress Army Airfield)".
- Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) is Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) ENE of CDS.
Facts about Louangnamtha Airport (LXG):
- The closest airport to Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) is Oudomsay Airport (ODY), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of LXG.
- In addition to being known as "Louangnamtha Airport", another name for LXG is "ສະຫນາມບິນຫຼວງ້ໍາທາ".
- The furthest airport from Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,952 miles (19,235 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.05 miles (91.82 km) ENE | Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS) | Altus, Oklahoma, United States |     |
| 2 | 60.23 miles (96.93 km) ENE | Altus Air Force Base (LTS) | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 74.57 miles (120.01 km) E | Frederick Regional Airport (FDR) | Frederick, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 80.11 miles (128.92 km) ENE | Hobart Regional Airport (HBR) | Hobart, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 5 | 83.52 miles (134.42 km) WSW | Hale County Airport (PVW) | Plainview, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 87.84 miles (141.36 km) NE | Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark (CSM) | Clinton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 97.01 miles (156.13 km) NW | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 100.99 miles (162.52 km) WNW | Tradewind Airport (TDW) | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 102.61 miles (165.14 km) WSW | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) | Lubbock, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 106.97 miles (172.16 km) E | Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 11 | 107.13 miles (172.41 km) ESE | Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 107.57 miles (173.12 km) NW | Hutchinson County Airport (BGD) | Borger, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 108.20 miles (174.13 km) NE | Clinton Regional Airport (CLK) | Clinton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 14 | 108.36 miles (174.39 km) E | Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 15 | 110.17 miles (177.29 km) ESE | Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,012.55 miles (17,722.94 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,781.56 miles (17,351.20 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,705.94 miles (17,229.50 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,692.59 miles (17,208.02 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,561.27 miles (16,996.67 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,424.21 miles (16,776.09 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,404.00 miles (16,743.57 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,384.00 miles (16,711.38 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,377.72 miles (16,701.29 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,370.18 miles (16,689.15 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,369.84 miles (16,688.60 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,365.12 miles (16,681.00 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,352.05 miles (16,659.97 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,351.80 miles (16,659.56 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,350.34 miles (16,657.21 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.72 miles (68.75 km) ESE | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 2 | 79.10 miles (127.30 km) SW | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| 3 | 81.31 miles (130.85 km) NNW | Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) | Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China | |
| 4 | 88.37 miles (142.21 km) SE | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
| 5 | 100.38 miles (161.55 km) WSW | Tachilek Airport (THL) | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 6 | 107.73 miles (173.38 km) ENE | Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) | Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 116.25 miles (187.09 km) WNW | Kengtung Airport (KET) | Kengtung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 8 | 120.55 miles (194.01 km) SW | Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) | Chiang Rai, Thailand | |
| 9 | 121.27 miles (195.17 km) S | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 10 | 155.39 miles (250.08 km) SE | Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) | Xieng Khouang, Laos | |
| 11 | 211.14 miles (339.80 km) NNW | Lincang Airport (LNJ) | Lincang, Yunnan, China | |
| 12 | 211.38 miles (340.18 km) SSW | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 13 | 218.84 miles (352.18 km) SSE | Wattay International Airport (VTE) | Vientiane, Laos | |
| 14 | 219.35 miles (353.00 km) SW | Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
| 15 | 221.92 miles (357.14 km) WSW | Pai Airport (PYY) | Pai, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,951.93 miles (19,234.72 km) SSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 11,914.22 miles (19,174.04 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,912.91 miles (19,171.93 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,892.28 miles (19,138.73 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,890.02 miles (19,135.09 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,887.89 miles (19,131.65 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,877.73 miles (19,115.31 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,870.02 miles (19,102.90 km) WSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,870.02 miles (19,102.90 km) WSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 10 | 11,828.34 miles (19,035.83 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,824.49 miles (19,029.62 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,824.49 miles (19,029.62 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,811.45 miles (19,008.64 km) S | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 14 | 11,809.79 miles (19,005.97 km) SW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,805.81 miles (18,999.56 km) WSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |