Nonstop flight route between Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam and Hickory, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lien Khuong Airport (DLI), Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam and Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), Hickory, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,094 miles (or 14,635 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 Hickory Regional 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 Hickory Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLI / VVDL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°45'2"N by 108°22'24"E |
| Area Served: | Da Lat |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Corporation of Vietnam |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3156 feet (962 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DLI |
| More Information: | DLI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKY / KHKY |
| Airport Name: | Hickory Regional Airport |
| Location: | Hickory, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°44'27"N by 81°23'21"W |
| Area Served: | Hickory, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hickory |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1190 feet (363 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HKY |
| More Information: | HKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Lien Khuong Airport (DLI):
- The closest airport to Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) ENE of DLI.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lien Khuong Airport", another name for DLI is "Sân bay Liên Khương".
- Lien Khuong Airport was built by the French colonists in 1933 with a 700-meter-long soil runway.
- A shuttle van to Da Lat is available for 40,000 dong.
- 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.
- Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hickory Regional Airport (HKY):
- In the Fall of 1973, the Federal Aviation Administration, following much planning and work, commissioned an Air Traffic Control Tower at the Hickory Airport.
- Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Foothills Regional Airport (MRN), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HKY.
- In 2003, a new building was constructed to serve the general aviation community.
- Most recently, in 2005, Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines operated Bombardier CRJ200 Regional Jets on their direct service to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, before ceasing this service in the fall of the year.
- On August 2, 1941, Pennsylvania Central Airlines which later became Capital Airlines, brought the first scheduled air-carrier service to Hickory.
- While not currently served by any commercial airline, the Hickory Regional Airport has had such service for much of its history.
- The furthest airport from Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,494 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Riverhawk Aviation, which was the airport's only FBO, voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
