Nonstop flight route between Muang Xay, Laos and Tulcán, Ecuador:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oudomsay Airport (ODY), Muang Xay, Laos and Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA), Tulcán, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,952 miles (or 17,625 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 Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla 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 Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla 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: | TUA / SETU | 
| Airport Name: | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport | 
| Location: | Tulcán, Ecuador | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°48'33"N by 77°42'29"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9649 feet (2,941 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TUA | 
| More Information: | TUA 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 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.
 - The closest airport to Oudomsay Airport (ODY) is Louangnamtha Airport (LXG), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of ODY.
 - In addition to being known as "Oudomsay Airport", another name for ODY is "VL0S".
 
Facts about Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA):
- The closest airport to Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) is San Luis Airport (IPI), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of TUA.
 - Because of Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport's high elevation of 9,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TUA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TUA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) is Depati Parbo Airport (KRC), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (meaning Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Depati Parbo Airport), and is located 12,331 miles (19,845 kilometers) away in Kerinci, Indonesia.
 
