Nonstop flight route between Rach Gia, Kien Giang, Vietnam and Cambridge, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rach Gia Airport (VKG), Rach Gia, Kien Giang, Vietnam and Cambridge International Airport (CBG), Cambridge, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,294 miles (or 10,129 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 Rach Gia Airport and Cambridge 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 Rach Gia Airport and Cambridge 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: | VKG / VVRG |
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Location: | Rach Gia, Kien Giang, Vietnam |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°57'34"N by 105°8'2"E |
Operator/Owner: | Southern Airports Services Company |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VKG |
More Information: | VKG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBG / EGSC |
Airport Name: | Cambridge International Airport |
Location: | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°12'17"N by 0°10'30"E |
Area Served: | Cambridge |
Operator/Owner: | Marshall Aerospace |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBG |
More Information: | CBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Rach Gia Airport (VKG):
- The closest airport to Rach Gia Airport (VKG) is Can Tho International Airport (VCA), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) ENE of VKG.
- Rach Gia Airport (VKG) has 2 runways.
- Because of Rach Gia Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Rach Gia 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 Rach Gia Airport (VKG) is Tingo María Airport (TGI), which is nearly antipodal to Rach Gia Airport (meaning Rach Gia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tingo María Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,870 kilometers) away in Tingo María, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Rach Gia Airport", another name for VKG is "Sân bay Rạch Giá".
Facts about Cambridge International Airport (CBG):
- The closest airport to Cambridge International Airport (CBG) is Duxford Aerodrome (QFO), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSW of CBG.
- The furthest airport from Cambridge International Airport (CBG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,836 miles (19,049 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Cambridge International Airport (CBG) has 3 runways.
- In 2012 the airport introduced charter flights to Italy as well as regular flights to the Channel Islands.
- Because of Cambridge International Airport's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Cambridge 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.
- In 2000, a proposal was created to relocate the airport to a new site away from the city, which would have freed up 500 acres of land for the building of several thousand new homes.