Nonstop flight route between El Tigre, Venezuela and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Tigre Airport (ELX), El Tigre, Venezuela and Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,941 miles (or 17,607 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 El Tigre Airport and Tân Sơn Nhất International 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 El Tigre Airport and Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELX / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | El Tigre, Venezuela | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°49'58"N by 64°12'38"W | 
| Area Served: | El Tigre, Venezuela | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 837 feet (255 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ELX | 
| More Information: | ELX Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGN / VVTS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°49'8"N by 106°39'6"E | 
| Area Served: | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 
| Operator/Owner: | Vietnamese government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SGN | 
| More Information: | SGN Maps & Info | 
Facts about El Tigre Airport (ELX):
- El Tigre Airport (ELX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "El Tigre Airport", another name for ELX is "Aeropuerto El Tigre".
- The furthest airport from El Tigre Airport (ELX) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is nearly antipodal to El Tigre Airport (meaning El Tigre Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Selaparang Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Mataram, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to El Tigre Airport (ELX) is San Tomé Airport (SOM), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNE of ELX.
- Because of El Tigre Airport's relatively low elevation of 837 feet, planes can take off or land at El Tigre 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.
Facts about Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN):
- Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport", another name for SGN is "Sân bay Quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất".
- Tan Son Nhat International Airport served 12.4 million passengers in 2008, compared to 11 million in 2007 and 15.5 million passenger in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) is Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU), which is nearly antipodal to Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (meaning Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport), and is located 12,278 miles (19,760 kilometers) away in Jauja, Peru.
- The closest airport to Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) is Vung Tau Airport (VTG), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SE of SGN.
- Following a recent decision by the Vietnamese Prime Minister, a new airport—Long Thanh International Airport—will replace Tan Son Nhat airport for international departure use.
- Because of Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Tân Sơn Nhất 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.
- Tan Son Nhat International Airport is located inside the crowded city of Ho Chi Minh City, making expansions difficult.




