Nonstop flight route between Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam and Heraklion, Crete, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Phu Bai International Airport (HUI), Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam and Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), Heraklion, Crete, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,156 miles (or 8,298 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 Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”, 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 Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”. 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):

• In addition to being known as "Phu Bai International Airport", another name for HUI is "Sân bay Quốc tế Phú Bài".
• Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER):

• From 1968 until 1971, the runway was extended to 2,680 meters and a new terminal and other facilities were constructed, essentially making it a new airport.
• The furthest airport from Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) has 2 runways.
• Annual passenger throughput - 11 year history
• At first, the airport only offered very basic service, with only primitive installations on the site, in the form of three tents, smoke for wind determination and storm lamps for runway lighting.
• The closest airport to Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is Sitia Airport (JSH), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of HER.
• In addition to being known as "Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”", another name for HER is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου “Νίκος Καζαντζάκης”".
• Because of Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”'s relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” 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.