Nonstop flight route between Valera, Venezuela and Sana'a, Yemen:
Departure Airport:
(9°20'26"N by 70°35'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(15°28'35"N by 44°13'10"E)
Distance from VLV to SAH:
7,657.76 miles (12,323.94 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV), Valera, Venezuela and El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH), Sana'a, Yemen would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,658 miles (or 12,324 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 Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport and El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International), 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 Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport and El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VLV / SVVL |
| Airport Name: | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport |
| Location: | Valera, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°20'26"N by 70°35'3"W |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 1893 feet (577 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VLV |
| More Information: | VLV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAH / OYSN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sana'a, Yemen |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°28'35"N by 44°13'10"E |
| Area Served: | Sana'a |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Yemen |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 7216 feet (2,199 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAH |
| More Information: | SAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV):
- Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) currently has only 1 runway.
- On December 29, 2012, during a press conference, executives of Avior Airlines, announced it will reopen flights to this destination, being operated by the subsidiary Avior Regional with two daily flights from Caracas from 1 April 2013.
- The closest airport to Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) is Barinas Airport (BNS), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) SSE of VLV.
- The new SAET Director, Anibal Villegas, has made improvements to the airport, including new fuel storage tanks.
- The furthest airport from Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) is Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), which is nearly antipodal to Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (meaning Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tunggul Wulung Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,821 kilometers) away in Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia.
Facts about El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH):
- The closest airport to El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) is Hodeida International Airport (HOD), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) WSW of SAH.
- El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International)", another name for SAH is "مطار صنعاء الدولي".
- Because of El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International)'s high elevation of 7,216 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SAH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SAH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (meaning El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,226 miles (19,675 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.67 miles (89.59 km) SSE | Barinas Airport (BNS) | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela |     |
| 2 | 60.59 miles (97.50 km) ESE | Guanare Airport (GUQ) | Guanare, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 65.56 miles (105.50 km) SW | Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD) | Mérida, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 84.84 miles (136.53 km) NW | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 89.28 miles (143.69 km) WSW | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) | El Vigía, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 92.95 miles (149.59 km) E | Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV) | Acarigua, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 96.07 miles (154.62 km) WSW | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 96.54 miles (155.36 km) ENE | Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 114.59 miles (184.41 km) NW | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 138.06 miles (222.19 km) WSW | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 147.62 miles (237.57 km) S | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 155.88 miles (250.87 km) NNE | José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE) | Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 157.32 miles (253.19 km) S | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 14 | 157.75 miles (253.88 km) SW | Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) | Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela | |
| 15 | 163.74 miles (263.51 km) SW | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,316.20 miles (19,820.96 km) SSE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,309.02 miles (19,809.40 km) SSW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,306.96 miles (19,806.08 km) S | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,277.49 miles (19,758.66 km) SSE | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,260.45 miles (19,731.24 km) SSW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,248.42 miles (19,711.88 km) SSE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,228.86 miles (19,680.39 km) SW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,226.43 miles (19,676.48 km) SE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,191.19 miles (19,619.78 km) WSW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,171.88 miles (19,588.70 km) ESE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,169.48 miles (19,584.83 km) WSW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,162.96 miles (19,574.35 km) SE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,145.17 miles (19,545.70 km) SE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,093.13 miles (19,461.95 km) WSW | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,042.21 miles (19,380.01 km) W | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 96.83 miles (155.84 km) WSW | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 2 | 110.97 miles (178.60 km) ESE | Beihan Airport (BHN) | Beihan, Yemen | |
| 3 | 123.83 miles (199.29 km) S | Ta'izz International Airport (TAI) | Ta'izz, Yemen | |
| 4 | 148.10 miles (238.35 km) N | Najran Domestic Airport (EAM) | Najran (Nejran), Saudi Arabia | |
| 5 | 185.31 miles (298.23 km) ESE | Ataq Airport (AXK) | Ataq, Yemen | |
| 6 | 190.75 miles (306.98 km) SSE | Aden International Airport (ADE) | Aden, Yemen | |
| 7 | 196.78 miles (316.69 km) SSW | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 8 | 217.14 miles (349.44 km) NNW | Abha Regional Airport (AHB) | Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia | |
| 9 | 250.48 miles (403.10 km) SSW | Obock Airport (OBC) | Obock, Djibouti | |
| 10 | 268.62 miles (432.30 km) SSW | Moucha Airport (MHI) | Moucha Island, Djibouti | |
| 11 | 281.78 miles (453.47 km) SSW | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) | Djibouti, Djibouti | |
| 12 | 305.71 miles (491.98 km) E | Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF) | Seiyun, Yemen | |
| 13 | 315.54 miles (507.81 km) SSW | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 14 | 323.21 miles (520.15 km) W | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 15 | 328.74 miles (529.06 km) NNW | Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH) | Bisha, Saudi Arabia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,225.55 miles (19,675.07 km) SSE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,107.95 miles (19,485.81 km) SE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,096.22 miles (19,466.93 km) E | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,050.83 miles (19,393.89 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,027.85 miles (19,356.90 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,989.78 miles (19,295.63 km) E | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,986.25 miles (19,289.96 km) SSE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,908.33 miles (19,164.55 km) E | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,907.91 miles (19,163.87 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,779.03 miles (18,956.47 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,778.91 miles (18,956.27 km) E | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,746.21 miles (18,903.65 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,733.78 miles (18,883.63 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,728.93 miles (18,875.83 km) E | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,714.49 miles (18,852.59 km) E | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |