Nonstop flight route between Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam and Bucharest, Romania:
Departure Airport:
(15°24'21"N by 108°42'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°30'12"N by 26°6'12"E)
Distance from VCL to BBU:
5,116.57 miles (8,234.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chu Lai Airport (VCL), Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam and Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU), Bucharest, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,117 miles (or 8,234 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCL / |
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| Location: | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°24'21"N by 108°42'20"E |
| Area Served: | Tam Kỳ, Vietnam |
| Operator/Owner: | Middle Airports Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from VCL |
| More Information: | VCL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBU / LRBS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bucharest, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°30'12"N by 26°6'12"E |
| Area Served: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Operator/Owner: | Compania Naţională Aeroporturi Bucureşti S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 299 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBU |
| More Information: | BBU Maps & Info |
Facts about Chu Lai Airport (VCL):
- In the Vietnam War, this airfield was an airbase of the United States Marines.
- The furthest airport from Chu Lai Airport (VCL) is Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP), which is nearly antipodal to Chu Lai Airport (meaning Chu Lai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Arequipa, Peru.
- The closest airport to Chu Lai Airport (VCL) is Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) NW of VCL.
- In addition to being known as "Chu Lai Airport", other names for VCL include "Sân bay Chu Lai" and "VVCA".
- The government of Vietnam has approved an investment plan for this airport.
Facts about Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU):
- Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 299 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu 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.
- As of 25 March 2012, all commercial flight operations have been moved to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport", another name for BBU is "Aeroportul Internaţional Bucureşti Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu".
- The closest airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) is Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) N of BBU.
- Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport handled 6,036 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,321 miles (18,219 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The current terminal building was designed in the late 1940s and opened in 1952.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.45 miles (89.24 km) NW | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam |     |
| 2 | 95.77 miles (154.12 km) NW | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 102.76 miles (165.37 km) SSE | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 163.21 miles (262.67 km) SW | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 5 | 193.21 miles (310.94 km) SSW | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 205.53 miles (330.77 km) NNE | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 7 | 237.99 miles (383.00 km) S | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 253.56 miles (408.06 km) S | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 255.79 miles (411.65 km) W | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |
| 10 | 273.89 miles (440.79 km) WNW | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 11 | 301.95 miles (485.94 km) WNW | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 12 | 305.15 miles (491.09 km) NW | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 333.49 miles (536.71 km) NNE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 14 | 345.75 miles (556.42 km) SSW | Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
| 15 | 352.98 miles (568.07 km) SW | Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.41 miles (19,906.59 km) SSE | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,361.00 miles (19,893.05 km) W | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,300.45 miles (19,795.61 km) SSE | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,278.62 miles (19,760.47 km) S | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,256.15 miles (19,724.31 km) SE | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,237.53 miles (19,694.35 km) WSW | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 12,223.92 miles (19,672.44 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,223.92 miles (19,672.44 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,216.98 miles (19,661.28 km) WSW | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,199.31 miles (19,632.83 km) SW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,189.29 miles (19,616.71 km) E | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,187.50 miles (19,613.83 km) SE | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,187.50 miles (19,613.83 km) SE | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,174.48 miles (19,592.87 km) WSW | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 12,147.79 miles (19,549.93 km) SSW | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.75 miles (7.65 km) N | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| 2 | 55.92 miles (89.99 km) S | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria | |
| 3 | 95.43 miles (153.59 km) SSW | Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | |
| 4 | 110.07 miles (177.14 km) W | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| 5 | 118.06 miles (189.99 km) E | Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) | Constanța, Romania | |
| 6 | 122.76 miles (197.57 km) SE | Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) | Varna, Bulgaria | |
| 7 | 132.36 miles (213.01 km) NW | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 8 | 142.11 miles (228.71 km) S | Bezmer Air Base (JAM) | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria | |
| 9 | 144.82 miles (233.06 km) NNE | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 10 | 148.67 miles (239.26 km) S | Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 151.13 miles (243.23 km) SSE | Burgas Airport (BOJ) | Burgas, Bulgaria | |
| 12 | 158.51 miles (255.09 km) NNW | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 13 | 176.54 miles (284.11 km) S | Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) | Haskovo, Bulgaria | |
| 14 | 179.46 miles (288.81 km) SSW | Plovdiv Airport (PDV) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| 15 | 183.84 miles (295.86 km) SW | Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,320.98 miles (18,219.31 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,936.60 miles (17,600.71 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,905.04 miles (17,549.91 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,904.54 miles (17,549.12 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,880.73 miles (17,510.80 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,864.48 miles (17,484.65 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,862.46 miles (17,481.40 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,858.15 miles (17,474.45 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 10,847.83 miles (17,457.85 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,847.40 miles (17,457.15 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,845.79 miles (17,454.57 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,838.89 miles (17,443.46 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,826.42 miles (17,423.38 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,819.80 miles (17,412.74 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,811.39 miles (17,399.20 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |