Nonstop flight route between Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam and Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, United States:
Departure Airport:
(15°24'21"N by 108°42'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°51'35"N by 114°23'48"W)
Distance from VCL to LGF:
8,053.50 miles (12,960.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chu Lai Airport (VCL), Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam and Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,054 miles (or 12,961 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 Chu Lai Airport and Laguna Army Airfield, 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 Chu Lai Airport and Laguna Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCL / |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | LGF / KLGF |
| Airport Name: | Laguna Army Airfield |
| Location: | Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°51'35"N by 114°23'48"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 422 feet (129 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGF |
| More Information: | LGF Maps & Info |
Facts about Chu Lai Airport (VCL):
- Chu Lai International Airport is an airport in Chu Lai, Vietnam.
- The closest airport to Chu Lai Airport (VCL) is Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) NW of VCL.
- The government of Vietnam has approved an investment plan for this airport.
- In the Vietnam War, this airfield was an airbase of the United States Marines.
- In addition to being known as "Chu Lai Airport", other names for VCL include "Sân bay Chu Lai" and "VVCA".
- 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.
Facts about Laguna Army Airfield (LGF):
- The closest airport to Laguna Army Airfield (LGF) is Yuma International Airport (YUM), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) SW of LGF.
- Laguna Army Airfield (LGF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Laguna Army Airfield (LGF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Laguna Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 422 feet, planes can take off or land at Laguna Army Airfield 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.
| 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 | 18.59 miles (29.91 km) SW | Yuma International Airport (YUM) | Yuma, Arizona, United States | |
| 2 | 51.59 miles (83.02 km) WSW | General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 3 | 55.26 miles (88.94 km) NNW | Blythe Airport (BLH) | Blythe, California, United States | |
| 4 | 65.62 miles (105.60 km) W | Brawley Municipal Airport (BWC) | Brawley, California, United States | |
| 5 | 66.20 miles (106.54 km) W | Calexico International Airport (CXL) | Calexico, California, United States | |
| 6 | 68.63 miles (110.45 km) W | Imperial County Airport (IPL) | Imperial, California, United States | |
| 7 | 74.04 miles (119.16 km) W | Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK) | El Centro, California, United States | |
| 8 | 93.87 miles (151.07 km) WNW | Salton Sea Airport (SAS) | Salton City, California, United States | |
| 9 | 106.27 miles (171.03 km) ENE | Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK) | Buckeye, Arizona, United States | |
| 10 | 114.79 miles (184.74 km) WNW | Borrego Valley Airport (BXS) | Borrego Springs, California, United States | |
| 11 | 114.83 miles (184.79 km) WNW | Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| 12 | 118.25 miles (190.30 km) N | Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) | Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States | |
| 13 | 122.20 miles (196.66 km) SSE | Mar de Cortés International Airport (PPE) | La Jolla de Cortes, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 14 | 123.40 miles (198.58 km) ENE | Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 124.61 miles (200.54 km) WNW | Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,520.99 miles (18,541.19 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,449.33 miles (18,425.86 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,424.41 miles (18,385.76 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,403.47 miles (18,352.05 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,189.11 miles (18,007.08 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,107.66 miles (17,876.01 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,056.64 miles (17,793.89 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,056.23 miles (17,793.24 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,004.96 miles (17,710.73 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,969.48 miles (17,653.62 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,952.98 miles (17,627.07 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,912.38 miles (17,561.73 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,891.05 miles (17,527.40 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,884.29 miles (17,516.52 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,883.73 miles (17,515.63 km) SE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |