Nonstop flight route between Rach Gia, Kien Giang, Vietnam and Juanjuí, Peru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rach Gia Airport (VKG), Rach Gia, Kien Giang, Vietnam and Juanjuí Airport (JJI), Juanjuí, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,206 miles (or 19,643 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 Juanjuí 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 Juanjuí Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between VKG and JJI makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Rach Gia Airport and Juanjuí Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between VKG and JJI are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Rach Gia, Kien Giang, Vietnam and Juanjuí, Peru by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between VKG and JJI!
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: | JJI / SPJI |
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Location: | Juanjuí, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°10'10"S by 76°43'45"W |
Area Served: | Juanjuí, San Martín, Perú |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1148 feet (350 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JJI |
More Information: | JJI Maps & Info |
Facts about Rach Gia Airport (VKG):
- In addition to being known as "Rach Gia Airport", another name for VKG is "Sân bay Rạch Giá".
- 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.
- Rach Gia Airport (VKG) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Rach Gia Airport (VKG) is Can Tho International Airport (VCA), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) ENE of VKG.
Facts about Juanjuí Airport (JJI):
- Juanjuí Airport (JJI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Juanjuí Airport (JJI) is Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS), which is located 98 miles (157 kilometers) NNE of JJI.
- In addition to being known as "Juanjuí Airport", another name for JJI is "Aeropuerto de Juanjuí".
- The furthest airport from Juanjuí Airport (JJI) is Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR), which is nearly antipodal to Juanjuí Airport (meaning Juanjuí Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Ismail Petra Airport), and is located 12,340 miles (19,860 kilometers) away in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.