Nonstop flight route between Hamadan, Iran and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hamadan Airport (HDM), Hamadan, Iran and Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,992 miles (or 6,425 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 Hamadan 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 Hamadan 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:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Hamadan Airport (HDM):

• Because of Hamadan Airport's high elevation of 5,755 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HDM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HDM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Hamadan Airport (HDM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Hamadan Airport (HDM) is Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WSW of HDM.
• The furthest airport from Hamadan Airport (HDM) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,597 miles (18,663 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.

Facts about Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN):

• 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.
• Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• Upon completion of Long Thanh International Airport, Tan Son Nhat Airport will serve domestic passengers only.
• 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 the opening of its new international terminal in September 2007, Tan Son Nhat has two major terminal buildings with separate sections for international and domestic flights.
• In addition to being known as "Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport", another name for SGN is "Sân bay Quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất".
• 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.
• A new international terminal funded by Japanese official development assistance and constructed by a consortium of four Japanese contractors, opened in September 2007 with a capacity for 12 million passengers a year.
• 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.