Nonstop flight route between Porterville, California, United States and Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV), Porterville, California, United States and Vung Tau Airport (VTG), Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,045 miles (or 12,947 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 Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield and Vung Tau 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 Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield and Vung Tau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV):

• Because of Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 442 feet, planes can take off or land at Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield 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 Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The airport was opened in September 1942 as Porterville Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force as a training base during World War II.
• The closest airport to Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WNW of PTV.
• Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Vung Tau Airport (VTG):

• In addition to being known as "Vung Tau Airport", another name for VTG is "Sân bay Vũng Tàu".
• The closest airport to Vung Tau Airport (VTG) is Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NW of VTG.
• During the Vietnam War, the airport was used as an airbase of the United States Army, the South Vietnamese Air force and the United States Navy and the Air Force.
• Vung Tau Airport (VTG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Vung Tau Airport (VTG) is FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL), which is nearly antipodal to Vung Tau Airport (meaning Vung Tau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport), and is located 12,258 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Pucallpa, Peru.