Nonstop flight route between Vientiane, Laos and Dublin, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wattay International Airport (VTE), Vientiane, Laos and Dublin Airport (DUB), Dublin, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,961 miles (or 9,593 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 Dublin 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 Dublin 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: | DUB / EIDW |
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Location: | Dublin, Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°25'17"N by 6°16'11"W |
Area Served: | Dublin, Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ireland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 242 feet (74 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DUB |
More Information: | DUB Maps & Info |
Facts about Wattay International Airport (VTE):
- The head office of the Department of Civil Aviation is on the airport property.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Wattay International Airport", other names for VTE include "ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ" and "สนามบินนานาชาติวัตไต".
- 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 Dublin Airport (DUB):
- The closest airport to Dublin Airport (DUB) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) SW of DUB.
- In January 2014 Emirates announced that they would increase their Dubai service to twice daily from 1 September 2014 using their Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Dublin Airport", another name for DUB is "Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath".
- During the 1980s, major competition, especially on the Dublin–London routes, resulted in passenger numbers swelling to 5.1 million in 1989.
- Dublin Airport (DUB) has 2 runways.
- Finally, the demand from Ireland's migrant workers, principally those from Eastern Europe, has resulted in a large number of new routes opening to destinations in the European Union accession states.
- The current Terminal 1 building originally opened in 1972, and was initially designed to handle five million passengers per year.
- Because of Dublin Airport's relatively low elevation of 242 feet, planes can take off or land at Dublin 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.
- Dublin Airport handled 20,166,783 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Dublin Airport (DUB) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,922 miles (19,187 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.