Nonstop flight route between Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam and Mercury, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(8°43'56"N by 106°37'44"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W)
Distance from VCS to DRA:
8,258.43 miles (13,290.62 km)
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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 Desert Rock Airport (DRA), Mercury, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,258 miles (or 13,291 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 Desert Rock Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCS / VVCS |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | DRA / KDRA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mercury, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Mercury, Nevada |
| Airport Type: | United States Department of Energy/Nevada |
| Elevation: | 1010 feet (308 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRA |
| More Information: | DRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS) is Cà Mau Airport (CAH), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) WNW of VCS.
- In addition to being known as "Cỏ Ống Airport", another name for VCS is "Sân bay Cỏ Ống".
- 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.
Facts about Desert Rock Airport (DRA):
- In addition to being known as "Desert Rock Airport", another name for DRA is "NV65".
- The furthest airport from Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Desert Rock Airport (DRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of DRA.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 103.55 miles (166.65 km) WNW | Cà Mau Airport (CAH) | Cà Mau Province, Vietnam |     |
| 2 | 112.44 miles (180.95 km) NNW | Can Tho International Airport (VCA) | Can Tho, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 117.50 miles (189.10 km) NNE | Vung Tau Airport (VTG) | Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 132.58 miles (213.37 km) NW | Rach Gia Airport (VKG) | Rach Gia, Kien Giang, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 144.16 miles (232.01 km) N | Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 213.29 miles (343.25 km) NW | Kampot Airport (KMT) | Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia | |
| 7 | 229.21 miles (368.87 km) NNW | Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
| 8 | 239.90 miles (386.08 km) NNE | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 240.46 miles (386.99 km) WNW | Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville (KOS) | Sihanoukville, Cambodia | |
| 10 | 280.92 miles (452.09 km) NNW | Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia | |
| 11 | 286.18 miles (460.56 km) NE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 290.15 miles (466.94 km) NNE | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 312.33 miles (502.64 km) NNW | Krakor Airport (KZD) | Krakor, Cambodia | |
| 14 | 317.16 miles (510.41 km) NW | Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) | Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia | |
| 15 | 345.96 miles (556.76 km) WSW | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,351.02 miles (19,877.00 km) ESE | FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) | Pucallpa, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,348.36 miles (19,872.70 km) SSW | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,253.04 miles (19,719.31 km) ESE | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,227.99 miles (19,678.99 km) ESE | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,182.91 miles (19,606.45 km) ESE | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,182.14 miles (19,605.21 km) SE | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,164.94 miles (19,577.53 km) SE | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,157.53 miles (19,565.61 km) WSW | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,145.25 miles (19,545.83 km) E | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,126.07 miles (19,514.97 km) S | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,126.07 miles (19,514.97 km) S | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,114.31 miles (19,496.04 km) SW | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,095.68 miles (19,466.07 km) SE | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 14 | 12,094.91 miles (19,464.83 km) S | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,094.83 miles (19,464.70 km) SW | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.69 miles (31.69 km) E | Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS) | Indian Springs, Nevada, United States | |
| 2 | 22.55 miles (36.30 km) N | Yucca Airstrip (UCC) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 44.97 miles (72.37 km) WNW | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 54.51 miles (87.72 km) ESE | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 61.57 miles (99.08 km) SE | McCarran International Airport (LAS) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 63.05 miles (101.47 km) ESE | Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 67.07 miles (107.94 km) SE | Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) | Henderson, United States | |
| 8 | 80.14 miles (128.96 km) SE | Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 90.99 miles (146.43 km) NNW | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 91.16 miles (146.71 km) SW | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| 11 | 98.36 miles (158.29 km) SSW | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) | Barstow, California, United States | |
| 12 | 110.47 miles (177.78 km) E | Mesquite Airport (MFH) | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 115.16 miles (185.33 km) NNW | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 14 | 120.24 miles (193.50 km) WSW | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 15 | 129.12 miles (207.80 km) SSW | Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) | Daggett, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,271.17 miles (18,139.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,261.80 miles (18,124.07 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,255.74 miles (18,114.32 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,236.83 miles (18,083.89 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,152.35 miles (17,947.92 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,032.45 miles (17,754.96 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,017.51 miles (17,730.91 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,979.70 miles (17,670.06 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,880.55 miles (17,510.51 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,857.64 miles (17,473.64 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,850.28 miles (17,461.79 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,843.79 miles (17,451.35 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,834.60 miles (17,436.56 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,831.51 miles (17,431.58 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,811.16 miles (17,398.84 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |