Nonstop flight route between David, Chiriquí Province, Panama and Houeisay, Laos:
Departure Airport:
(8°23'27"N by 82°26'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(20°15'28"N by 100°26'12"E)
Distance from DAV to HOE:
10,447.75 miles (16,813.98 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV), David, Chiriquí Province, Panama and Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE), Houeisay, Laos would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,448 miles (or 16,814 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 Enrique Malek International Airport and Ban Huoeisay 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 Enrique Malek International Airport and Ban Huoeisay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAV / MPDA |
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| Location: | David, Chiriquí Province, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°23'27"N by 82°26'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Direccion Nacional De Aeronautica Civil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DAV |
| More Information: | DAV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOE / VLHS |
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| Location: | Houeisay, Laos |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°15'28"N by 100°26'12"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Government |
| Elevation: | 1380 feet (421 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HOE |
| More Information: | HOE Maps & Info |
Facts about Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV):
- Because of Enrique Malek International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Enrique Malek 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.
- An estimated US$12,000,000.00 improvement fund has been passed by the Panamanian legislature that will include runway expansion.
- Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 9 January 1970, an attempt was made to hijack a Douglas C-47 of RAPSA.
- In addition to being known as "Enrique Malek International Airport", another name for DAV is "Aeropuerto Internacional Enrique Malek".
- In October 2009, a campaign for Direct flights between DAV and the USA was relaunched and statistics are being kept of passengers interested in travel along this future route.DAV Direct Blog
- The furthest airport from Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Enrique Malek International Airport (meaning Enrique Malek International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) is Coto 47 Airport (OTR), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WNW of DAV.
Facts about Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE):
- The furthest airport from Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,956 miles (19,241 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- The closest airport to Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) is Tachilek Airport (THL), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WNW of HOE.
- Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ban Huoeisay Airport", another name for HOE is "ສະໜາມບິນບໍ່ແກ້ວ".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.11 miles (62.95 km) WNW | Coto 47 Airport (OTR) | Coto 47, Costa Rica |     |
| 2 | 54.15 miles (87.15 km) WNW | Golfito Airport (GLF) | Golfito, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 59.92 miles (96.44 km) W | Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 66.81 miles (107.52 km) N | Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 5 | 74.18 miles (119.39 km) N | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 6 | 80.51 miles (129.56 km) WNW | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | |
| 7 | 81.14 miles (130.58 km) NW | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 86.31 miles (138.90 km) WNW | Drake Bay Airport (DRK) | Drake Bay, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 104.03 miles (167.42 km) ESE | Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) | Santiago de Veraguas, Panama | |
| 10 | 115.41 miles (185.74 km) NNW | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 136.62 miles (219.86 km) WNW | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 156.77 miles (252.30 km) NW | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 157.71 miles (253.81 km) E | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) | Cocle, Panama | |
| 14 | 158.82 miles (255.60 km) NW | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 164.02 miles (263.96 km) NW | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,169.71 miles (19,585.20 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,983.67 miles (19,285.80 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,977.91 miles (19,276.53 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,925.60 miles (19,192.34 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,879.14 miles (19,117.57 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,871.03 miles (19,104.52 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,865.02 miles (19,094.86 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,849.41 miles (19,069.74 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,816.79 miles (19,017.23 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,810.23 miles (19,006.67 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,794.41 miles (18,981.21 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,781.10 miles (18,959.79 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,776.39 miles (18,952.21 km) S | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,769.40 miles (18,940.96 km) SSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,748.20 miles (18,906.84 km) S | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.05 miles (58.01 km) WNW | Tachilek Airport (THL) | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 2 | 41.70 miles (67.10 km) WSW | Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) | Chiang Rai, Thailand | |
| 3 | 79.10 miles (127.30 km) NE | Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) | Luang Namtha, Laos | |
| 4 | 88.76 miles (142.84 km) NW | Kengtung Airport (KET) | Kengtung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 5 | 104.91 miles (168.83 km) ENE | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 6 | 110.08 miles (177.15 km) SE | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 7 | 114.61 miles (184.45 km) ESE | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
| 8 | 120.38 miles (193.74 km) N | Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) | Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China | |
| 9 | 140.83 miles (226.65 km) SW | Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
| 10 | 144.10 miles (231.90 km) WSW | Pai Airport (PYY) | Pai, Thailand | |
| 11 | 147.93 miles (238.07 km) S | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 12 | 150.15 miles (241.65 km) SSW | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand | |
| 13 | 173.19 miles (278.72 km) WSW | Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN) | Mae Hong Son, Thailand | |
| 14 | 183.74 miles (295.69 km) ENE | Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) | Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam | |
| 15 | 186.28 miles (299.79 km) ESE | Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) | Xieng Khouang, Laos | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,955.96 miles (19,241.21 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 11,935.59 miles (19,208.43 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,871.44 miles (19,105.18 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,847.66 miles (19,066.92 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,845.05 miles (19,062.72 km) SSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 6 | 11,831.48 miles (19,040.87 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,831.48 miles (19,040.87 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,829.01 miles (19,036.90 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,826.34 miles (19,032.61 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,821.09 miles (19,024.15 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,821.09 miles (19,024.15 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 12 | 11,816.66 miles (19,017.02 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,812.17 miles (19,009.80 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,791.46 miles (18,976.47 km) SSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,751.92 miles (18,912.83 km) SW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |