Nonstop flight route between Vientiane, Laos and Nashville, Tennessee, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wattay International Airport (VTE), Vientiane, Laos and Nashville International Airport (BNA), Nashville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,649 miles (or 13,920 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 Nashville 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 Wattay International Airport and Nashville 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: | VTE / VLVT |
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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: | BNA / KBNA |
| Airport Name: | Nashville International Airport |
| Location: | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°7'36"N by 86°40'54"W |
| Area Served: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Nashville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 599 feet (183 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNA |
| More Information: | BNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Wattay International Airport (VTE):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Wattay International Airport", other names for VTE include "ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ" and "สนามบินนานาชาติวัตไต".
- The airport has a bonded warehouse building for air cargo passing through the airport.
- Wattay International Airport is one of the few international airports in Laos.
- 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.
- 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.
- Wattay International Airport (VTE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Nashville International Airport (BNA):
- In October 2006, the Nashville Metropolitan Airport Authority started an extensive renovation of the terminal building, designed by Architectural Alliance of Minneapolis and Thomas, Miller & Partners, PLLC of Nashville, the first since the terminal opened 19 years prior.
- Because of Nashville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 599 feet, planes can take off or land at Nashville 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.
- The airport had been enlarged by the military during World War II, but in 1958 the City Aviation Department, started planning to expand and modernize the airport.
- Some scheduled commuter service flights have utilized the Atlantic Aviation terminal in the past.
- The closest airport to Nashville International Airport (BNA) is Smyrna Airport (MQY), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SE of BNA.
- Nashville International Airport is a public and military use airport in the southeastern section of Nashville in the U.S.
- The furthest airport from Nashville International Airport (BNA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,198 miles (18,021 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Nashville International Airport (BNA) has 4 runways.
- By the 1970s the airport was again in need of expansion and modernization.
- Concourse C is the largest concourse at BNA, featuring a large shopping and dining area and the highest number of gates of any concourse.
