Nonstop flight route between Thanh Hoa, Vietnam and Iquique, Chile:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tho Xuan Airport (THD), Thanh Hoa, Vietnam and Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), Iquique, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,151 miles (or 19,556 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 Tho Xuan Airport and Diego Aracena 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 Tho Xuan Airport and Diego Aracena International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between THD and IQQ makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Tho Xuan Airport and Diego Aracena 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 THD and IQQ are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Thanh Hoa, Vietnam and Iquique, Chile 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 THD and IQQ!

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Facts about Tho Xuan Airport (THD):

• The furthest airport from Tho Xuan Airport (THD) is Ilo Airport (ILQ), which is nearly antipodal to Tho Xuan Airport (meaning Tho Xuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ilo Airport), and is located 12,178 miles (19,599 kilometers) away in Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru.
• The closest airport to Tho Xuan Airport (THD) is Vinh Airport (VII), which is located 82 miles (131 kilometers) S of THD.
• In addition to being known as "Tho Xuan Airport", other names for THD include "THD[1]" and "VV01[verification needed]".

Facts about Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ):

• The furthest airport from Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) is Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA), which is nearly antipodal to Diego Aracena International Airport (meaning Diego Aracena International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhanjiang Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
• Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Diego Aracena International Airport", another name for IQQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Diego Aracena".
• The closest airport to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) is Carolina Airport (CLN), which is located 150 miles (241 kilometers) S of IQQ.
• Because of Diego Aracena International Airport's relatively low elevation of 154 feet, planes can take off or land at Diego Aracena 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.