Nonstop flight route between Hanoi, Vietnam and Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nội Bài International Airport (HAN), Hanoi, Vietnam and Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU), Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,425 miles (or 13,558 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 Nội Bài International Airport and Naval Air Station Oceana, 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 Nội Bài International Airport and Naval Air Station Oceana. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAN / VVNB |
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Location: | Hanoi, Vietnam |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°13'15"N by 105°48'25"E |
Area Served: | Hanoi |
Operator/Owner: | Northern Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HAN |
More Information: | HAN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTU / KNTU |
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Location: | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°49'14"N by 76°1'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States of America |
Airport Type: | Naval air station |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from NTU |
More Information: | NTU Maps & Info |
Facts about Nội Bài International Airport (HAN):
- Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Nội Bài International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Nội Bài 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.
- Nội Bài International Airport in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is the largest airport in the north of the country.
- In addition to being known as "Nội Bài International Airport", another name for HAN is "Sân bay Quốc tế Nội Bài".
- The airport has a new 3,800-meter paved runway and an older 3,200-meter paved runway
- The closest airport to Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) is Cat Bi International Airport (HPH), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) ESE of HAN.
- The furthest airport from Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) is Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), which is nearly antipodal to Nội Bài International Airport (meaning Nội Bài International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diego Aracena International Airport), and is located 12,174 miles (19,591 kilometers) away in Iquique, Chile.
Facts about Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU):
- Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Oceana", another name for NTU is "Apollo Soucek Field".
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WNW of NTU.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,779 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Home to seventeen strike fighter squadrons of F/A-18 Hornets and F/A-18 Super Hornets, the base is the sole East Coast Master Jet Base and home to all the east coast strike-fighter units.
- Plans by the Navy to construct an outlying landing field supporting both NAS Oceana and MCAS Cherry Point in eastern North Carolina, initiated in 2006, met with fierce opposition by local residents and environmentalists.
- Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) has 4 runways.
- Aside from its military function, NAS Oceana was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle until the program ended in 2011.