Nonstop flight route between Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam and Birmingham, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS), Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,385 miles (or 15,104 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 Cỏ Ống Airport and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth 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 Cỏ Ống Airport and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCS / VVCS |
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Location: | Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°43'56"N by 106°37'44"E |
Operator/Owner: | Southern Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VCS |
More Information: | VCS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHM / KBHM |
Airport Name: | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport |
Location: | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°33'50"N by 86°45'7"W |
Area Served: | Birmingham, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | City of Birmingham |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHM |
More Information: | BHM Maps & Info |
Facts about Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS):
- In addition to being known as "Cỏ Ống Airport", another name for VCS is "Sân bay Cỏ Ống".
- The closest airport to Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS) is Cà Mau Airport (CAH), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) WNW of VCS.
- The furthest airport from Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS) is FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL), which is nearly antipodal to Cỏ Ống Airport (meaning Cỏ Ống Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Pucallpa, Peru.
- Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cỏ Ống Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Cỏ Ống 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 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM):
- An aircraft modification facility on the southwest side of the airport, built during World War II, is now operated by Pemco Aeroplex and owned by Nader Banilohi, with much of its recent work in support of the U.S.
- Former concourse B consisted of 6 gates, B1-B6.
- A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new concourses A and B took place on February 26, 2013.
- Atlantic Aviation operates two general aviation fixed base operator facilities, and there are numerous corporate hangars north of Runway 6/24 and east of Runway 18/36.
- The closest airport to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is St. Clair County Airport (PLR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of BHM.
- Because of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth 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 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,183 miles (17,998 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- BHM currently has one new terminal building with two new concourses, which opened on March 13, 2013.
- World War II saw the airport leased to the United States Army Air Forces for $1 a year to support national defense.
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) has 2 runways.