Nonstop flight route between Hanoi, Vietnam and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nội Bài International Airport (HAN), Hanoi, Vietnam and Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI), Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,745 miles (or 9,245 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 Ulukhaktok/Holman 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 Nội Bài International Airport and Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nội Bài International Airport (HAN):

• Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) has 2 runways.
• At 650 ha, Noi Bai is the second-largest airport in Vietnam, behind the 800 ha Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
• In addition to being known as "Nội Bài International Airport", another name for HAN is "Sân bay Quốc tế Nội Bài".
• 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.
• The distance between the two runways is only 250 metres, so the airport has a maximum capacity of 10 million passengers a year in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organisation safety regulations.
• 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.

Facts about Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI):

• By early 1979 the snow problem was so great that the runway was no longer a straight line.
• The furthest airport from Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,609 miles (15,464 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC), which is located 177 miles (284 kilometers) WSW of YHI.
• The runway is the standard gravel strip that is seen in most Canadian Arctic communities and is 4,300 by 100 ft with the centre 117 ft above sea leavel.
• Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Ulukhaktok/Holman 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.
• Currently the only fuel available is turbine kerosene and it is provided by a local contractor.
• Construction of the runway and associated facilities had begun in 1976 by Fred H.
• When the airport was originally constructed there was no provision for dedicated maintenance vehicles and they had to be shared with the community.