Nonstop flight route between Jacksonville, Texas, United States and Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cherokee County Airport (JKV), Jacksonville, Texas, United States and Vung Tau Airport (VTG), Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,167 miles (or 14,752 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 Cherokee County Airport and Vung Tau 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 Cherokee County Airport and Vung Tau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JKV / KJSO |
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Location: | Jacksonville, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°52'9"N by 95°13'3"W |
Area Served: | Jacksonville, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Cherokee County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 677 feet (206 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JKV |
More Information: | JKV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VTG / VVVT |
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Location: | Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°22'13"N by 107°5'35"E |
Area Served: | Vung Tau, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province, Vietnam |
Operator/Owner: | Southern Service Flight Company |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VTG |
More Information: | VTG Maps & Info |
Facts about Cherokee County Airport (JKV):
- Because of Cherokee County Airport's relatively low elevation of 677 feet, planes can take off or land at Cherokee County 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 Cherokee County Airport (JKV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,876 miles (17,503 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Cherokee County Airport", another name for JKV is "JSO".
- Cherokee County Airport (JKV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cherokee County Airport (JKV) is Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NNW of JKV.
Facts about Vung Tau Airport (VTG):
- In addition to being known as "Vung Tau Airport", another name for VTG is "Sân bay Vũng Tàu".
- There is a 1,800 m paved runway.
- Vung Tau Airport (VTG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Vung Tau Airport (VTG) is Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NW of VTG.
- The furthest airport from Vung Tau Airport (VTG) is FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL), which is nearly antipodal to Vung Tau Airport (meaning Vung Tau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport), and is located 12,258 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Pucallpa, Peru.
- During the Vietnam War, the airport was used as an airbase of the United States Army, the South Vietnamese Air force and the United States Navy and the Air Force.