Nonstop flight route between Puerto Inírida, Colombia and Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam:
Departure Airport:
(3°51'12"N by 67°54'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(15°24'21"N by 108°42'20"E)
Distance from PDA to VCL:
11,086.04 miles (17,841.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Obando Airport (PDA), Puerto Inírida, Colombia and Chu Lai Airport (VCL), Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,086 miles (or 17,841 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 Obando Airport and Chu Lai 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 Obando Airport and Chu Lai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDA / SKPD |
| Airport Name: | Obando Airport |
| Location: | Puerto Inírida, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°51'12"N by 67°54'21"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 460 feet (140 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PDA |
| More Information: | PDA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCL / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°24'21"N by 108°42'20"E |
| Area Served: | Tam Kỳ, Vietnam |
| Operator/Owner: | Middle Airports Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from VCL |
| More Information: | VCL Maps & Info |
Facts about Obando Airport (PDA):
- Because of Obando Airport's relatively low elevation of 460 feet, planes can take off or land at Obando 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 Obando Airport (PDA) is Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) N of PDA.
- The furthest airport from Obando Airport (PDA) is H. Asan Airport (SMQ), which is nearly antipodal to Obando Airport (meaning Obando Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from H. Asan Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia.
- Obando Airport (PDA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Chu Lai Airport (VCL):
- In addition to being known as "Chu Lai Airport", other names for VCL include "Sân bay Chu Lai" and "VVCA".
- The furthest airport from Chu Lai Airport (VCL) is Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP), which is nearly antipodal to Chu Lai Airport (meaning Chu Lai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Arequipa, Peru.
- The closest airport to Chu Lai Airport (VCL) is Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) NW of VCL.
- The government of Vietnam has approved an investment plan for this airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 123.78 miles (199.21 km) N | Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH) | Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela |     |
| 2 | 163.53 miles (263.18 km) N | Germán Olano Airport (PCR) | Puerto Carreño, Colombia | |
| 3 | 241.00 miles (387.86 km) SW | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 4 | 247.06 miles (397.60 km) NNW | Elorza Airport (EOZ) | Elorza, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 280.21 miles (450.96 km) N | Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) | San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 295.38 miles (475.37 km) NW | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 7 | 303.69 miles (488.74 km) NW | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 320.19 miles (515.29 km) NW | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) | Tame, Arauca, Colombia | |
| 9 | 324.58 miles (522.37 km) WNW | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |
| 10 | 338.16 miles (544.21 km) WSW | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 11 | 346.77 miles (558.07 km) NW | Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) | Saravena, Colombia | |
| 12 | 351.97 miles (566.43 km) N | Calabozo Airport (CLZ) | Calabozo, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 355.70 miles (572.45 km) W | Aguaclara Airport (ACL) | Aguaclara, Colombia | |
| 14 | 365.64 miles (588.44 km) NNW | Barinas Airport (BNS) | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 376.24 miles (605.50 km) SSW | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,325.21 miles (19,835.45 km) SSW | H. Asan Airport (SMQ) | Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,250.61 miles (19,715.39 km) W | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,233.26 miles (19,687.48 km) SE | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,202.92 miles (19,638.65 km) S | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,191.05 miles (19,619.54 km) SSE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,188.55 miles (19,615.52 km) S | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,166.02 miles (19,579.26 km) W | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,153.48 miles (19,559.09 km) W | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,152.18 miles (19,557.00 km) S | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,141.93 miles (19,540.49 km) SSE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,127.86 miles (19,517.84 km) ESE | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,126.93 miles (19,516.35 km) SE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,120.65 miles (19,506.24 km) SE | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,120.58 miles (19,506.13 km) SE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,102.17 miles (19,476.51 km) SE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.45 miles (89.24 km) NW | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 2 | 95.77 miles (154.12 km) NW | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 102.76 miles (165.37 km) SSE | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 163.21 miles (262.67 km) SW | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 5 | 193.21 miles (310.94 km) SSW | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 205.53 miles (330.77 km) NNE | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 7 | 237.99 miles (383.00 km) S | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 253.56 miles (408.06 km) S | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 255.79 miles (411.65 km) W | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |
| 10 | 273.89 miles (440.79 km) WNW | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 11 | 301.95 miles (485.94 km) WNW | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 12 | 305.15 miles (491.09 km) NW | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 333.49 miles (536.71 km) NNE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 14 | 345.75 miles (556.42 km) SSW | Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
| 15 | 352.98 miles (568.07 km) SW | Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.41 miles (19,906.59 km) SSE | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,361.00 miles (19,893.05 km) W | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,300.45 miles (19,795.61 km) SSE | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,278.62 miles (19,760.47 km) S | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,256.15 miles (19,724.31 km) SE | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,237.53 miles (19,694.35 km) WSW | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 12,223.92 miles (19,672.44 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,223.92 miles (19,672.44 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,216.98 miles (19,661.28 km) WSW | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,199.31 miles (19,632.83 km) SW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,189.29 miles (19,616.71 km) E | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,187.50 miles (19,613.83 km) SE | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,187.50 miles (19,613.83 km) SE | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,174.48 miles (19,592.87 km) WSW | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 12,147.79 miles (19,549.93 km) SSW | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |