Nonstop flight route between Haiphong, Vietnam and San Francisco, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(20°49'9"N by 106°43'28"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°37'8"N by 122°22'30"W)
Distance from HPH to SFO:
7,291.67 miles (11,734.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cat Bi International Airport (HPH), Haiphong, Vietnam and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,292 miles (or 11,735 kilometers).
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Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Cat Bi International Airport and San Francisco 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: | HPH / VVCI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Haiphong, Vietnam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°49'9"N by 106°43'28"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Northern Airports Services Company |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HPH |
| More Information: | HPH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFO / KSFO |
| Airport Name: | San Francisco International Airport |
| Location: | San Francisco, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°37'8"N by 122°22'30"W |
| Area Served: | San Francisco |
| Operator/Owner: | City & County of San Francisco |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SFO |
| More Information: | SFO Maps & Info |
Facts about Cat Bi International Airport (HPH):
- Because of Cat Bi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Cat Bi 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.
- The furthest airport from Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) is Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), which is nearly antipodal to Cat Bi International Airport (meaning Cat Bi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diego Aracena International Airport), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Iquique, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Cat Bi International Airport", another name for HPH is "Sân bay Quốc tế Cát Bi".
- The closest airport to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) is Nội Bài International Airport (HAN), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of HPH.
- Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):
- The closest airport to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SW of SFO.
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
- SFO experiences delays in overcast weather when only two of the airport's four runways can be used at a time because the centerlines of the parallel runways are only 750 feet apart.
- The furthest airport from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of San Francisco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at San Francisco 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.
- For lack of space, the terminal was built on top of the airport's main access road at enormous expense, completing the continuous ring of terminals.
- SFO was one of the first airports to implement a Fly Quiet Program which grades individual air carriers on their performance on noise abatement procedures while flying in and out of SFO.
- San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
- San Francisco International Airport is an international airport located 13 miles south of downtown San Francisco, California, near Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County.
- The airport closed following the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989, reopening the following morning.
- The first international nonstops were ANA/BCPA DC-4s to Vancouver in 1946-47.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.37 miles (105.20 km) WNW | Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) | Hanoi, Vietnam |     |
| 2 | 103.19 miles (166.06 km) SW | Tho Xuan Airport (THD) | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 154.65 miles (248.88 km) NE | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 4 | 159.36 miles (256.47 km) SSW | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 172.84 miles (278.16 km) ENE | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 6 | 200.95 miles (323.40 km) N | Baise Bama Airport (AEB) | Baise, Guangxi, China | |
| 7 | 235.92 miles (379.68 km) E | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 8 | 242.88 miles (390.88 km) W | Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) | Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 243.62 miles (392.07 km) NW | Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) | Wenshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 10 | 246.65 miles (396.94 km) SE | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 11 | 249.45 miles (401.45 km) ESE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 12 | 249.60 miles (401.69 km) WSW | Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) | Xieng Khouang, Laos | |
| 13 | 273.50 miles (440.15 km) SSW | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 14 | 280.88 miles (452.04 km) NNE | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 15 | 289.41 miles (465.76 km) NE | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,235.84 miles (19,691.63 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,204.67 miles (19,641.46 km) SW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,186.88 miles (19,612.83 km) SSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,180.52 miles (19,602.59 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,180.52 miles (19,602.59 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,180.47 miles (19,602.51 km) SW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,133.28 miles (19,526.58 km) WSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,108.16 miles (19,486.14 km) SSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,020.13 miles (19,344.48 km) SSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,020.08 miles (19,344.39 km) W | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,014.18 miles (19,334.91 km) SSW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,010.02 miles (19,328.20 km) SSE | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,997.09 miles (19,307.40 km) SSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,990.54 miles (19,296.86 km) SW | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 11,954.26 miles (19,238.47 km) SSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.04 miles (16.17 km) SW | Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | |
| 2 | 11.01 miles (17.72 km) NE | Oakland International Airport (OAK) | Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States | |
| 3 | 14.13 miles (22.75 km) ENE | Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) | Hayward, California, United States | |
| 4 | 17.94 miles (28.87 km) SE | Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO) | Palo Alto, California, United States | |
| 5 | 22.78 miles (36.66 km) SE | Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) | Mountain View, California, United States | |
| 6 | 30.17 miles (48.56 km) SE | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 7 | 30.77 miles (49.52 km) E | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| 8 | 30.95 miles (49.81 km) NE | Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) | Concord, California, United States | |
| 9 | 36.30 miles (58.42 km) ESE | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 10 | 37.58 miles (60.47 km) NNW | Marin County Airport (NOT) | Novato, California, United States | |
| 11 | 41.38 miles (66.60 km) N | Napa County Airport (APC) | Napa, California, United States | |
| 12 | 50.73 miles (81.65 km) NNE | Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) | Fairfield, California, United States | |
| 13 | 57.06 miles (91.83 km) NNE | Nut Tree Airport (VCB) | Vacaville, California, United States | |
| 14 | 57.12 miles (91.93 km) SE | Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) | Watsonville, California, United States | |
| 15 | 64.94 miles (104.51 km) ENE | Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) | Stockton, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,365.15 miles (18,290.40 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,303.13 miles (18,190.57 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,274.07 miles (18,143.82 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,265.49 miles (18,130.00 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,249.16 miles (18,103.72 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,174.49 miles (17,983.56 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,155.40 miles (17,952.83 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 8 | 11,154.88 miles (17,952.00 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,066.46 miles (17,809.69 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,064.08 miles (17,805.87 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,050.09 miles (17,783.36 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,999.69 miles (17,702.25 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,999.37 miles (17,701.72 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,990.13 miles (17,686.86 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,969.17 miles (17,653.12 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |