Nonstop flight route between Vientiane, Laos and Achutupo, Panama:
Departure Airport:
(17°59'17"N by 102°33'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°10'58"N by 78°1'1"W)
Distance from VTE to ACU:
10,559.02 miles (16,993.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wattay International Airport (VTE), Vientiane, Laos and Achutupo Airport (ACU), Achutupo, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,559 miles (or 16,993 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 Wattay International Airport and Achutupo 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 Wattay International Airport and Achutupo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VTE / VLVT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vientiane, Laos |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°59'17"N by 102°33'47"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of Laos |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public/Civil Aviation Authority |
| Elevation: | 564 feet (172 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VTE |
| More Information: | VTE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACU / |
| Airport Name: | Achutupo Airport |
| Location: | Achutupo, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°10'58"N by 78°1'1"W |
| Area Served: | Achutupo, Panama |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACU |
| More Information: | ACU Maps & Info |
Facts about Wattay International Airport (VTE):
- The airport is in Sikhodtabong District in Vientiane.
- Because of Wattay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 564 feet, planes can take off or land at Wattay 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 addition to being known as "Wattay International Airport", other names for VTE include "ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ" and "สนามบินนานาชาติวัตไต".
- Wattay International Airport (VTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wattay International Airport (VTE) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Wattay International Airport (meaning Wattay International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- The closest airport to Wattay International Airport (VTE) is Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of VTE.
Facts about Achutupo Airport (ACU):
- The closest airport to Achutupo Airport (ACU) is Playón Chico Airport (PYC), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WNW of ACU.
- The furthest airport from Achutupo Airport (ACU) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Achutupo Airport (meaning Achutupo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.15 miles (71.05 km) SSE | Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) | Udon Thani, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 67.13 miles (108.03 km) SW | Loei Airport (LOE) | Loei, Thailand | |
| 3 | 101.74 miles (163.74 km) NNW | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 4 | 106.14 miles (170.82 km) S | Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) | Khon Kaen, Thailand | |
| 5 | 107.84 miles (173.56 km) NNE | Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) | Xieng Khouang, Laos | |
| 6 | 127.94 miles (205.90 km) SW | Phetchabun Airport (PHY) | Phetchabun, Thailand | |
| 7 | 134.49 miles (216.44 km) N | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
| 8 | 143.13 miles (230.35 km) ESE | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 9 | 157.86 miles (254.04 km) W | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 10 | 175.43 miles (282.33 km) SE | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 11 | 188.08 miles (302.68 km) WSW | Sukhothai Airport (THS) | Sukhothai, Thailand | |
| 12 | 189.79 miles (305.44 km) N | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 13 | 195.98 miles (315.40 km) SSE | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| 14 | 201.82 miles (324.79 km) W | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand | |
| 15 | 209.41 miles (337.01 km) NW | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,165.13 miles (19,577.83 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,132.68 miles (19,525.60 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,039.57 miles (19,375.76 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,039.57 miles (19,375.76 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,035.67 miles (19,369.49 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,035.58 miles (19,369.34 km) W | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,033.99 miles (19,366.78 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,024.00 miles (19,350.71 km) S | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 9 | 11,988.48 miles (19,293.54 km) SSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,970.19 miles (19,264.10 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,970.19 miles (19,264.10 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 12 | 11,959.33 miles (19,246.62 km) SW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,931.99 miles (19,202.63 km) WSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,924.71 miles (19,190.91 km) WSW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,870.44 miles (19,103.57 km) S | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.24 miles (27.74 km) WNW | Playón Chico Airport (PYC) | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama | |
| 2 | 25.40 miles (40.88 km) SE | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 3 | 67.20 miles (108.15 km) SE | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 4 | 79.31 miles (127.64 km) WSW | Contadora Airport (OTD) | Contadora Island, Panama | |
| 5 | 80.86 miles (130.13 km) SSW | Garachiné Airport (GHE) | Garachiné, Panama | |
| 6 | 93.55 miles (150.55 km) W | Tocumen International Airport (PTY) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 7 | 105.97 miles (170.54 km) W | Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 8 | 126.76 miles (203.99 km) W | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) | Colón, Panama | |
| 9 | 129.89 miles (209.04 km) SE | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 10 | 151.58 miles (243.94 km) E | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 11 | 154.54 miles (248.71 km) WSW | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) | Cocle, Panama | |
| 12 | 186.55 miles (300.23 km) E | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 13 | 191.40 miles (308.02 km) ENE | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 14 | 204.90 miles (329.75 km) ESE | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 15 | 210.06 miles (338.06 km) ESE | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,169.64 miles (19,585.09 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,087.37 miles (19,452.69 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,068.35 miles (19,422.08 km) S | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,053.41 miles (19,398.03 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,050.51 miles (19,393.36 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,045.00 miles (19,384.50 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,030.02 miles (19,360.39 km) ESE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,022.94 miles (19,349.00 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,990.18 miles (19,296.27 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,964.30 miles (19,254.63 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,957.88 miles (19,244.29 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,945.49 miles (19,224.36 km) S | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,942.06 miles (19,218.84 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,922.98 miles (19,188.13 km) SSE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,914.89 miles (19,175.10 km) WSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |