Nonstop flight route between Pucallpa, Peru and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL), Pucallpa, Peru and Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,249 miles (or 19,712 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 FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International 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 FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport and Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between PCL and SGN makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport and Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between PCL and SGN are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Pucallpa, Peru and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between PCL and SGN!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PCL / SPCL |
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Location: | Pucallpa, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°22'40"S by 74°34'27"W |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 513 feet (156 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PCL |
More Information: | PCL 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 FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL):
- Because of FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 513 feet, planes can take off or land at FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo 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 FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) is Tingo María Airport (TGI), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) WSW of PCL.
- In addition to being known as "FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport", another name for PCL is "Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán FAP David Abenzur Rengifo".
- The furthest airport from FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) is Cà Mau Airport (CAH), which is nearly antipodal to FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (meaning FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cà Mau Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Cà Mau Province, Vietnam.
- FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN):
- Domestic flights operate from Terminal 1, whilst international flights use Terminal 2.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport", another name for SGN is "Sân bay Quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất".
- On 9 December 2004, United Airlines became the first U.S.
- Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) has 2 runways.
- Tan Son Nhat International Airport has its origins in the early 1930s, when the French colonial government constructed a small airport with unpaved runways, known as Tân Sơn Nhất Airfield near the village of Tan Son Nhat.
- 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 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.