Nonstop flight route between Sármellék, Hungary and Luang Prabang, Laos:
Departure Airport:
(46°41'11"N by 17°9'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(19°53'49"N by 102°9'38"E)
Distance from SOB to LPQ:
4,996.29 miles (8,040.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB), Sármellék, Hungary and Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ), Luang Prabang, Laos would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,996 miles (or 8,041 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOB / LHSM |
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| Location: | Sármellék, Hungary |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°41'11"N by 17°9'33"E |
| Area Served: | Lake Balaton, Hungary |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 408 feet (124 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SOB |
| More Information: | SOB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPQ / VLLB |
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| Location: | Luang Prabang, Laos |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'49"N by 102°9'38"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 955 feet (291 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LPQ |
| More Information: | LPQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB):
- Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) W of SOB.
- In 2012 the airport has also got a new name, since April it is known as Hévíz-Balaton Airport.
- The furthest airport from Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,746 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Sármellék International Airport had operated as a public airport since 1991 and became the second international airport of the country on 15 May 2002 after Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
- Its importance is due to the proximity of Lake Balaton, Hungary's most important holiday resort and the thermal spas of Hévíz and Zalakaros.
- Because of Hévíz-Balaton Airport's relatively low elevation of 408 feet, planes can take off or land at Hévíz-Balaton 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 "Hévíz-Balaton Airport", another name for SOB is "Hévíz-Balaton Repülőtér".
Facts about Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ):
- Because of Luang Prabang International Airport's relatively low elevation of 955 feet, planes can take off or land at Luang Prabang 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 Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Luang Prabang International Airport (meaning Luang Prabang International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,040 miles (19,377 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) is Sayaboury Airport (ZBY), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) SSW of LPQ.
- In addition to being known as "Luang Prabang International Airport", another name for LPQ is "ສະຫນາມບິນສາກົນຫຼວງພະບາງ".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 71.39 miles (114.90 km) W | Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) | Maribor, Slovenia |     |
| 2 | 83.46 miles (134.31 km) SW | Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 3 | 84.01 miles (135.19 km) WNW | Graz Airport (GRZ) | Graz, Austria | |
| 4 | 102.17 miles (164.43 km) NNW | Vienna International Airport (VIE) | Vienna, Austria | |
| 5 | 102.54 miles (165.02 km) N | Bratislava Airport (BTS) | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 6 | 111.81 miles (179.94 km) ENE | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 7 | 115.80 miles (186.36 km) SE | Osijek Airport (OSI) | Osijek, Croatia | |
| 8 | 120.75 miles (194.33 km) S | Banja Luka International Airport (BNX) | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 9 | 132.56 miles (213.33 km) WSW | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 10 | 133.83 miles (215.38 km) W | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 11 | 137.52 miles (221.32 km) NNE | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 12 | 156.62 miles (252.06 km) SE | Novi Sad Čenej Airport (QND) | Novi Sad, Serbia | |
| 13 | 160.53 miles (258.35 km) SW | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 14 | 162.41 miles (261.37 km) N | Kunovice Airport (UHE) | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | |
| 15 | 163.18 miles (262.60 km) NNE | Sliač Airport (SLD) | Sliač, Slovakia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,746.29 miles (18,903.78 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,320.08 miles (18,217.86 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,302.39 miles (18,189.40 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,298.05 miles (18,182.40 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,275.76 miles (18,146.53 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,270.53 miles (18,138.11 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,265.96 miles (18,130.77 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,245.15 miles (18,097.28 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,243.18 miles (18,094.09 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,239.44 miles (18,088.09 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,236.34 miles (18,083.09 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,232.53 miles (18,076.96 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,224.77 miles (18,064.47 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,220.54 miles (18,057.66 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,201.62 miles (18,027.22 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.68 miles (86.40 km) SSW | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 2 | 55.30 miles (89.00 km) NNW | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 3 | 72.76 miles (117.10 km) ESE | Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) | Xieng Khouang, Laos | |
| 4 | 88.37 miles (142.21 km) NNW | Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) | Luang Namtha, Laos | |
| 5 | 114.61 miles (184.45 km) WNW | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| 6 | 117.22 miles (188.64 km) NNE | Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) | Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 134.49 miles (216.44 km) SSE | Wattay International Airport (VTE) | Vientiane, Laos | |
| 8 | 148.02 miles (238.22 km) W | Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) | Chiang Rai, Thailand | |
| 9 | 149.90 miles (241.24 km) WNW | Tachilek Airport (THL) | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 10 | 169.60 miles (272.94 km) NNW | Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) | Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China | |
| 11 | 172.25 miles (277.20 km) S | Loei Airport (LOE) | Loei, Thailand | |
| 12 | 178.28 miles (286.91 km) SSE | Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) | Udon Thani, Thailand | |
| 13 | 178.51 miles (287.29 km) SW | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 14 | 189.94 miles (305.68 km) WNW | Kengtung Airport (KET) | Kengtung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15 | 206.67 miles (332.61 km) WSW | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,040.07 miles (19,376.56 km) SSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 11,998.46 miles (19,309.60 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,985.58 miles (19,288.87 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,958.20 miles (19,244.81 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,938.39 miles (19,212.92 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,935.65 miles (19,208.53 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,935.65 miles (19,208.53 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 8 | 11,916.67 miles (19,177.98 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,913.11 miles (19,172.24 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,912.47 miles (19,171.22 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,912.47 miles (19,171.22 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,902.63 miles (19,155.38 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,890.55 miles (19,135.93 km) S | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 14 | 11,854.57 miles (19,078.04 km) SSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,849.27 miles (19,069.50 km) SW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |