Nonstop flight route between Vientiane, Laos and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
Departure Airport:
(17°59'17"N by 102°33'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(21°40'45"N by 39°9'24"E)
Distance from VTE to JED:
4,100.93 miles (6,599.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wattay International Airport (VTE), Vientiane, Laos and King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,101 miles (or 6,600 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 King Abdulaziz 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 King Abdulaziz 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: | JED / OEJN |
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| Location: | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°40'45"N by 39°9'24"E |
| Area Served: | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Operator/Owner: | General Authority of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JED |
| More Information: | JED 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.
- 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 head office of the Department of Civil Aviation is on the airport property.
- 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".
- Access to airport by taxi, car and tuk-tuk.
Facts about King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED):
- The new King Abdulaziz International Airport three-stage development started in September 2006, and is currently scheduled for completion in 2014.
- The Hajj Terminal received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1983.
- At five million square feet, the Jeddah airport Hajj Terminal is estimated to be among the world's largest air terminals after Beijing Capital International Airport, Dubai International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport.
- King Abdulaziz International Airport is an aviation facility located 19 km to the north of Jeddah.
- Because of King Abdulaziz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at King Abdulaziz 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 closest airport to King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) is Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) E of JED.
- The furthest airport from King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to King Abdulaziz International Airport (meaning King Abdulaziz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "King Abdulaziz International Airport", another name for JED is "مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي".
- King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) has 3 runways.
- Designed by the famous Bangladeshi engineer Fazlur Khan of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, it is known for its tentlike roof structure, engineered by Horst Berger.
- King Abdulaziz International Airport handled 27,111,000 passengers last year.
| 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 | 90.00 miles (144.84 km) E | Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) | Ta'if, Saudi Arabia | |
| 2 | 183.96 miles (296.05 km) NNW | Yanbu International Airport (YNB) | Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 3 | 186.22 miles (299.68 km) ESE | Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) | Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 4 | 198.86 miles (320.03 km) SW | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 5 | 201.60 miles (324.44 km) N | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) | Medina, Saudi Arabia | |
| 6 | 252.50 miles (406.36 km) ESE | Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH) | Bisha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 7 | 328.80 miles (529.14 km) SE | Abha Regional Airport (AHB) | Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia | |
| 8 | 357.25 miles (574.94 km) NW | Marsa Alam (RMF) | Marsa Alam, Egypt | |
| 9 | 369.05 miles (593.92 km) ENE | Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD) | Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia | |
| 10 | 414.52 miles (667.11 km) S | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 11 | 428.40 miles (689.44 km) NNE | Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) | Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | |
| 12 | 430.37 miles (692.61 km) SW | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 13 | 432.33 miles (695.77 km) NE | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 14 | 433.27 miles (697.28 km) WNW | Aswan International Airport (ASW) | Aswan, Egypt | |
| 15 | 441.63 miles (710.74 km) S | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,277.20 miles (19,758.19 km) WSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,223.86 miles (19,672.35 km) SW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,187.65 miles (19,614.07 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,095.67 miles (19,466.05 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,044.00 miles (19,382.90 km) WSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,040.07 miles (19,376.56 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,033.25 miles (19,365.60 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,031.92 miles (19,363.45 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,010.29 miles (19,328.63 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,936.80 miles (19,210.37 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,879.22 miles (19,117.71 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,853.11 miles (19,075.69 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,830.11 miles (19,038.66 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,822.58 miles (19,026.55 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,799.21 miles (18,988.94 km) ESE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |