Nonstop flight route between Monterey, California, United States and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), Monterey, California, United States and Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,894 miles (or 12,704 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 Monterey Regional Airport and Tân Sơn Nhất 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 Monterey Regional Airport and Tân Sơn Nhất 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: | MRY / KMRY |
Airport Name: | Monterey Regional Airport |
Location: | Monterey, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°35'12"N by 121°50'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Monterey Peninsula Airport District |
Elevation: | 257 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRY |
More Information: | MRY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGN / VVTS |
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Location: | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°49'8"N by 106°39'6"E |
Area Served: | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Operator/Owner: | Vietnamese government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGN |
More Information: | SGN Maps & Info |
Facts about Monterey Regional Airport (MRY):
- Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,400 miles (18,346 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- On August 23, 1984 at about 8:51 pm a Cessna 320C departed from Monterey under Special Visual Flight Rules with a 58-year-old pilot and four passengers.
- Because of Monterey Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Monterey Regional 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 closest airport to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) is Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MRY.
- Golden Gate Airlines was a regional airline based in Monterey.
- On July 27, 1985 a Piper PA-28-235 took off from Monterey to practice holding patterns over Monterey Bay.
Facts about Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN):
- Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) is Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU), which is nearly antipodal to Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (meaning Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport), and is located 12,278 miles (19,760 kilometers) away in Jauja, Peru.
- Because of Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Tân Sơn Nhất 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 closest airport to Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) is Vung Tau Airport (VTG), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SE of SGN.
- Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport is Vietnam's largest international airport in terms of area.
- Tan Son Nhat International Airport served 12.4 million passengers in 2008, compared to 11 million in 2007 and 15.5 million passenger in 2010.
- Tan Son Nhat International Airport is located inside the crowded city of Ho Chi Minh City, making expansions difficult.
- In addition to being known as "Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport", another name for SGN is "Sân bay Quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất".