Nonstop flight route between Lawton, Oklahoma, United States and Vientiane, Laos:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), Lawton, Oklahoma, United States and Wattay International Airport (VTE), Vientiane, Laos would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,553 miles (or 13,764 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 Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport and Wattay 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 Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport and Wattay 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: | LAW / KLAW |
Airport Name: | Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport |
Location: | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°34'4"N by 98°24'59"W |
Area Served: | Lawton, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Lawton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1110 feet (338 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAW |
More Information: | LAW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VTE / VLVT |
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Location: | Vientiane, Laos |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°59'17"N by 102°33'47"E |
Operator/Owner: | Military of Laos |
Airport Type: | Military/Public/Civil Aviation Authority |
Elevation: | 564 feet (172 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VTE |
More Information: | VTE Maps & Info |
Facts about Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW):
- Embraer ERJ-135, Embraer ERJ-145
- The closest airport to Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) is Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) N of LAW.
- Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,924 miles (17,581 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Wattay International Airport (VTE):
- Wattay International Airport (VTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Wattay International Airport", other names for VTE include "ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ" and "สนามบินนานาชาติวัตไต".
- The closest airport to Wattay International Airport (VTE) is Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of VTE.
- The airport has a bonded warehouse building for air cargo passing through the airport.
- The airport is in Sikhodtabong District in Vientiane.
- Because of Wattay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 564 feet, planes can take off or land at Wattay 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 Wattay International Airport (VTE) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Wattay International Airport (meaning Wattay International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.