Nonstop flight route between Xieng Khouang, Laos and Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH), Xieng Khouang, Laos and Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN), Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,370 miles (or 13,470 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 Xieng Khouang Airport and Mt. Vernon 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 Xieng Khouang Airport and Mt. Vernon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XKH / VLXK |
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Location: | Xieng Khouang, Laos |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°26'24"N by 103°10'6"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Government |
View all routes: | Routes from XKH |
More Information: | XKH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MVN / KMVN |
Airport Name: | Mt. Vernon Airport |
Location: | Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°19'23"N by 88°51'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | Mount Vernon Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 480 feet (146 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MVN |
More Information: | MVN Maps & Info |
Facts about Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH):
- The furthest airport from Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Xieng Khouang Airport (meaning Xieng Khouang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Xieng Khouang Airport", another name for XKH is "ສະຫນາມບິນຊຽງຂວາງ".
- The closest airport to Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) is Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) WNW of XKH.
Facts about Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN):
- Because of Mt. Vernon Airport's relatively low elevation of 480 feet, planes can take off or land at Mt. Vernon 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 Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,070 miles (17,815 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN) is Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNW of MVN.
- Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN) has 2 runways.