Nonstop flight route between Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM), Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,324 miles (or 16,615 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 Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport and Princess Juliana 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 Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport and Princess Juliana International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN):

• 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.
• Following the opening of its new international terminal in September 2007, Tan Son Nhat has two major terminal buildings with separate sections for international and domestic flights.
• Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) has 2 runways.
• Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport is Vietnam's largest international airport in terms of area.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport", another name for SGN is "Sân bay Quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất".
• Long Thanh International Airport will be constructed on an area of 50 square kilometers, and will have four runways and be capable of receiving the Airbus A380.
• 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.

Facts about Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM):

• Phase II included the construction of a radar facility and a new air traffic control tower, the construction of a new and more modern, 27,000 square metres, terminal, capable of handling 2.5 million passengers per year, and the construction of a Runway End Safety Area of 150 metres, including a 60 metres overrun, on both ends of its runway, to comply with ICAO rules.
• The new four-story terminal building offers 27,000 square metres of floor space and is fully air-conditioned.
• To accommodate the growing international and local traffic of private aircraft, PJIA has a Fixed Base Operator building, offering office space and private lounges with dedicated customs.
• The furthest airport from Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Princess Juliana International Airport (meaning Princess Juliana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
• Phase I was a short-term program in order to upgrade existing facilities and improve the level of service at various points.
• Because of Princess Juliana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Princess Juliana 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.
• Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Princess Juliana International Airport serves the Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin.
• The closest airport to Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SXM.
• Because of increased passenger traffic and the expected growth of passenger traffic in the near future, Princess Juliana International Airport is being heavily modernized following a three-phased masterplan, commissioned in 1997.
• Despite the reputed difficulties in approach, there have been no records of major incidents at the airport, although ALM Flight 980 crashed 30 miles from St.