Nonstop flight route between New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Da Nang, Vietnam:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lakefront Airport (NEW), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD), Da Nang, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,029 miles (or 14,531 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 Lakefront Airport and Đà Nẵng 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 Lakefront Airport and Đà Nẵng International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lakefront Airport (NEW):

• Lakefront Airport (NEW) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,127 miles (17,908 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• During World War II, the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces and housed the Tropical Weather School in 1945.
• The closest airport to Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of NEW.
• Lakefront Airport covers an area of 473 acres at an elevation of 7 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Lakefront Airport", another name for NEW is "(former New Orleans Army Air Base)".
• Because of Lakefront Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakefront 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 Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD):

• Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) has 2 runways.
• During the Vietnam War, the facility was known as Da Nang Air Base, and was a major United States military base.
• In addition to being known as "Đà Nẵng International Airport", another name for DAD is "Sân bay Quốc tế Đà Nẵng".
• Both Tiger Airways and AirAsia terminated their respective SIN-DAD and KUL-DAD flight due to high airport fees.
• Đà Nẵng International Airport is located in Đà Nẵng, the largest city in central Vietnam.
• The closest airport to Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) is Phu Bai International Airport (HUI), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NW of DAD.
• Da Nang International Airport has two 10,000-foot paved, parallel runways capable of handling large, modern aircraft such as Boeing 747s, 767s and Airbus 320s.
• Because of Đà Nẵng International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Đà Nẵng 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.
• In 1957 the VNAF re-established a presence at the renamed Da Nang Airport, stationing the 1st Liaison Squadron with Cessna L-19s.
• During the year 2006, Da Nang Airport counted one million passengers annually, the first time since 1975 it had reached this level.
• The furthest airport from Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) is Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP), which is nearly antipodal to Đà Nẵng International Airport (meaning Đà Nẵng International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport), and is located 12,412 miles (19,975 kilometers) away in Arequipa, Peru.