Nonstop flight route between Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam and Alexander Bay, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lien Khuong Airport (DLI), Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam and Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ), Alexander Bay, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,715 miles (or 10,806 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 Lien Khuong Airport and Alexander Bay 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 Lien Khuong Airport and Alexander Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lien Khuong Airport (DLI):

• Since October 2004, this airport has served more air link with Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport with Fokker 70 aircraft.
• Lien Khuong Airport was built by the French colonists in 1933 with a 700-meter-long soil runway.
• The airport has been upgraded into international standard to serve international flights to Singapore, South Korea, Laos and Cambodia.
• The furthest airport from Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) is Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), which is nearly antipodal to Lien Khuong Airport (meaning Lien Khuong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru.
• Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) currently has only 1 runway.
• From 1981-1985 Lien Khuong Airport served civil service flights with Ho Chi Minh City - Lien Khuong route on AK40 Aircraft but all civil flights was suspended due to low passenger traffic.
• The closest airport to Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) ENE of DLI.
• In addition to being known as "Lien Khuong Airport", another name for DLI is "Sân bay Liên Khương".
• Aeroflot Russia ran connection flights within Vietnam with Ilyushin Il-86 aircraft during 1981-89.

Facts about Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ):

• Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) is Kleinsee Airport (KLZ), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SSE of ALJ.
• Because of Alexander Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Alexander Bay 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 furthest airport from Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,931 miles (19,200 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.