Nonstop flight route between Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam and Santa Rosa, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vung Tau Airport (VTG), Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam and Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS), Santa Rosa, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,777 miles (or 12,516 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 Vung Tau Airport and Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County 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 Vung Tau Airport and Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Vung Tau Airport (VTG):

• The closest airport to Vung Tau Airport (VTG) is Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NW of VTG.
• The furthest airport from Vung Tau Airport (VTG) is FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL), which is nearly antipodal to Vung Tau Airport (meaning Vung Tau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport), and is located 12,258 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Pucallpa, Peru.
• The Southern Service Flight Company provides helicopter services for petroleum exploration and production activities offshore of Vung Tau.
• During the Vietnam War, the airport was used as an airbase of the United States Army, the South Vietnamese Air force and the United States Navy and the Air Force.
• Vung Tau Airport (VTG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Vung Tau Airport is a small airport in southern Vietnam, in the Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province.
• In addition to being known as "Vung Tau Airport", another name for VTG is "Sân bay Vũng Tàu".

Facts about Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS):

• The 478th Fighter Group was permanently assigned to Santa Rosa in December 1943 and began training replacement pilots, who were sent to combat units overseas after graduation.
• The closest airport to Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS) is Marin County Airport (NOT), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) SSE of STS.
• Service to Las Vegas was stopped June 3, 2012.
• Because of Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County 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.
• Around 1986 United Airlines entered into a code share agreement with WestAir, a commuter airline that served STS, which in turn began flying as United Express with service to SFO until 2001.
• The Sonoma Air Attack Base of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection was established in 1964 and is located at the northeast corner of the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport", another name for STS is "Santa Rosa Army Airfield".
• The furthest airport from Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,331 miles (18,235 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS) has 2 runways.