Nonstop flight route between Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Phu Bai International Airport (HUI), Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam and Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,000 miles (or 16,094 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 Phu Bai International Airport and Rafael Hernández 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 Phu Bai International Airport and Rafael Hernández Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Phu Bai International Airport (HUI):

• Because of Phu Bai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Phu Bai 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 Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) is Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP), which is nearly antipodal to Phu Bai International Airport (meaning Phu Bai International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in Arequipa, Peru.
• Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Phu Bai International Airport", another name for HUI is "Sân bay Quốc tế Phú Bài".
• The closest airport to Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) is Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SE of HUI.

Facts about Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN):

• The north side of the airport consists of a passenger terminal with an international side capable of handling flights of over 200 passengers.
• The capacity of the airport and its role as the main gateway to Porta del Sol has led local officials to take the position that the airport is extremely undeserved in a region which accounts for one third of Puerto Rico's total population, with the mayor of the Aguadilla asking for the airport to be transferred to the city on several occasions.
• In the past, the airport has been served by major carriers like Capitol Air, Pan Am, Kiwi International Air Lines, TWA, American Airlines, Delta Connection, to mention a few.
• Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2006, Delta Connection began regional jet service to Atlanta, Georgia five times a week, although this service ended on January 20, 2007 as part of Delta's restructuring plan.
• The furthest airport from Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Rafael Hernández Airport (meaning Rafael Hernández Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,204 miles (19,641 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Rafael Hernández Airport's relatively low elevation of 237 feet, planes can take off or land at Rafael Hernández 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.
• In 1988, Rafael Hernández Airport started to serve as an alternative to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, when Carnival Airlines and ATA began jet service.
• The closest airport to Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of BQN.
• In the mid and late 1970s, the Ahrens Aircraft Corporation attempted to set up operations at former USAF industrial facilities at the airport in order to manufacture the Ahrens AR 404 regional airliner, a short takeoff and landing turboprop aircraft, with financial incentives promised by the Puerto Rican government for development.