Nonstop flight route between Da Nang, Vietnam and Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia:
Departure Airport:
(16°2'38"N by 108°11'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(15°14'47"S by 146°37'13"W)
Distance from DAD to AXR:
7,489.00 miles (12,052.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD), Da Nang, Vietnam and Arutua Airport (AXR), Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,489 miles (or 12,052 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAD / VVDN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Da Nang, Vietnam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°2'38"N by 108°11'57"E |
| Area Served: | Da Nang |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Corporation of Vietnam |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DAD |
| More Information: | DAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXR / NTGU |
| Airport Name: | Arutua Airport |
| Location: | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°14'47"S by 146°37'13"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXR |
| More Information: | AXR Maps & Info |
Facts about Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD):
- The closest airport to Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) is Phu Bai International Airport (HUI), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NW of DAD.
- In 1955, the newly established Republic of Vietnam Air Force inherited from the French a token force of fifty-eight aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) is Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP), which is nearly antipodal to Đà Nẵng International Airport (meaning Đà Nẵng International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport), and is located 12,412 miles (19,975 kilometers) away in Arequipa, Peru.
- Because of Đà Nẵng International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Đà Nẵng 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.
- In addition to being known as "Đà Nẵng International Airport", another name for DAD is "Sân bay Quốc tế Đà Nẵng".
- A new 20,000m² terminal, costing USD $84 million with a capacity of 4 million passengers per year, opened to receive its first domestic flight on 15 December.
- Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) has 2 runways.
Facts about Arutua Airport (AXR):
- The closest airport to Arutua Airport (AXR) is Apataki Airport (APK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of AXR.
- The furthest airport from Arutua Airport (AXR) is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), which is nearly antipodal to Arutua Airport (meaning Arutua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Khartoum International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Khartoum, Sudan.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.19 miles (66.29 km) NW | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam |     |
| 2 | 55.45 miles (89.24 km) SE | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 154.90 miles (249.29 km) SSE | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 175.42 miles (282.30 km) NNE | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 5 | 179.18 miles (288.37 km) SSW | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 6 | 228.17 miles (367.20 km) WSW | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |
| 7 | 230.86 miles (371.53 km) W | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 8 | 233.31 miles (375.47 km) S | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 249.81 miles (402.03 km) NW | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 252.89 miles (406.98 km) WNW | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 11 | 287.78 miles (463.13 km) SSE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 296.87 miles (477.77 km) S | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 307.09 miles (494.21 km) NNE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 14 | 321.34 miles (517.15 km) NNW | Tho Xuan Airport (THD) | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam | |
| 15 | 334.01 miles (537.53 km) W | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,411.70 miles (19,974.65 km) SW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,320.53 miles (19,827.92 km) WSW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,318.79 miles (19,825.12 km) SSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,263.23 miles (19,735.70 km) S | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,250.62 miles (19,715.42 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,250.62 miles (19,715.42 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,245.27 miles (19,706.80 km) SSE | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,210.84 miles (19,651.39 km) ESE | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,195.30 miles (19,626.38 km) W | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,193.12 miles (19,622.87 km) WSW | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,180.54 miles (19,602.62 km) SE | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,180.54 miles (19,602.62 km) SE | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,143.87 miles (19,543.61 km) SW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,129.01 miles (19,519.70 km) WSW | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 12,108.81 miles (19,487.19 km) SSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.40 miles (42.48 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 61.53 miles (99.02 km) NNE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 66.86 miles (107.60 km) NNE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 84.99 miles (136.77 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 141.91 miles (228.38 km) W | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 162.79 miles (261.99 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 217.76 miles (350.45 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 254.52 miles (409.60 km) SW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 259.61 miles (417.79 km) SW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 281.16 miles (452.48 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 308.84 miles (497.04 km) WSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 351.00 miles (564.88 km) WSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 382.54 miles (615.64 km) WSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 383.70 miles (617.51 km) E | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 423.35 miles (681.31 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,376.86 miles (19,918.57 km) ENE | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 2 | 12,268.66 miles (19,744.45 km) W | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 3 | 12,260.78 miles (19,731.77 km) NNW | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 4 | 12,240.05 miles (19,698.40 km) W | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 5 | 12,217.82 miles (19,662.62 km) NNW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 6 | 12,192.97 miles (19,622.63 km) NNE | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| 7 | 12,186.70 miles (19,612.55 km) NE | El Debba Airport (EDB) | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan | |
| 8 | 12,185.03 miles (19,609.86 km) NE | Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) | Al Dabbah, Sudan | |
| 9 | 12,182.98 miles (19,606.55 km) WNW | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 12,181.16 miles (19,603.62 km) NE | El Obeid Airport (EBD) | El Obeid, Sudan | |
| 11 | 12,106.01 miles (19,482.68 km) NW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 12,103.98 miles (19,479.43 km) NE | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| 13 | 12,068.13 miles (19,421.73 km) W | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 14 | 12,068.09 miles (19,421.67 km) WNW | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 12,066.54 miles (19,419.16 km) NNW | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |