Nonstop flight route between Can Tho, Vietnam and Palmdale, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Can Tho International Airport (VCA), Can Tho, Vietnam and Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,224 miles (or 13,235 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 Can Tho International Airport and Palmdale Regional 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 Can Tho International Airport and Palmdale Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Can Tho International Airport (VCA):

• Can Tho International Airport, formerly Trà Nóc Airport is located in Can Tho in Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.
• The furthest airport from Can Tho International Airport (VCA) is FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL), which is nearly antipodal to Can Tho International Airport (meaning Can Tho International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport), and is located 12,317 miles (19,823 kilometers) away in Pucallpa, Peru.
• In addition to being known as "Can Tho International Airport", another name for VCA is "Sân bay Quốc tế Cần Thơ".
• Can Tho International Airport (VCA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Can Tho International Airport (VCA) is Rach Gia Airport (VKG), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WSW of VCA.
• Trà Nóc Airport was originally constructed during the Vietnam War in 1965 by United States Air Force civil engineering units as a military airfield.
• Because of Can Tho International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Can Tho 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.

Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):

• PMD and Plant 42 are separate facilities that share a common runway at the site.
• In late 2008 Palmdale expressed interest in assuming operations at Palmdale Airport, including management of the terminal, taxiways, and parking, from LAWA.
• Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) is General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NW of PMD.
• Palmdale Regional Airport has a small airline terminal and a hangar.
• The origins of Palmdale Regional Airport go to the early 1930s, when a small airstrip was built in the desert.
• The airport covers 5,832 acres at an elevation of 2,543 feet above mean sea level.
• The Blackbird Airpark Museum and the adjacent Palmdale Plant 42 Heritage Airpark have recently been opened on Plant 42 property along Avenue P with displays of the SR-71, U-2, Century Series fighters and other aircraft designed, engineered, manufactured, and flight tested at its facilities.
• The furthest airport from Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,436 miles (18,405 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.