Nonstop flight route between Muang Xay, Laos and Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oudomsay Airport (ODY), Muang Xay, Laos and Cancún International Airport (CUN), Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,493 miles (or 15,277 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 Oudomsay Airport and Cancún 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 Oudomsay Airport and Cancún 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: | ODY / VLOS |
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Location: | Muang Xay, Laos |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°40'55"N by 101°59'35"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 509 feet (155 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ODY |
More Information: | ODY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUN / MMUN |
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Location: | Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°2'12"N by 86°52'36"W |
Area Served: | Cancún |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUN |
More Information: | CUN Maps & Info |
Facts about Oudomsay Airport (ODY):
- Because of Oudomsay Airport's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Oudomsay 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 Oudomsay Airport (ODY) is Louangnamtha Airport (LXG), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of ODY.
- The furthest airport from Oudomsay Airport (ODY) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,987 miles (19,291 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Oudomsay Airport", another name for ODY is "VL0S".
Facts about Cancún International Airport (CUN):
- The airport is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, together with Cozumel International Airport, Mérida International Airport, Veracruz International Airport, Villahermosa International Airport and Xoxocotlán International Airport among others.
- Because of Cancún International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Cancún 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 Cancún International Airport (CUN) is Cozumel International Airport (CZM), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of CUN.
- The furthest airport from Cancún International Airport (CUN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,778 miles (18,955 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The airport has three terminals, two of which are currently in use, with Terminal 1 scheduled for remodeling.
- In addition to being known as "Cancún International Airport", another name for CUN is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún".
- Cancún International Airport (CUN) currently has only 1 runway.