Nonstop flight route between Sayaboury, Laos and La Rioja, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(19°13'58"N by 101°43'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°22'53"S by 66°47'44"W)
Distance from ZBY to IRJ:
11,431.36 miles (18,396.94 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sayaboury Airport (ZBY), Sayaboury, Laos and Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), La Rioja, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,431 miles (or 18,397 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 Sayaboury Airport and Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid 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 Sayaboury Airport and Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZBY / VLSB |
| Airport Name: | Sayaboury Airport |
| Location: | Sayaboury, Laos |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°13'58"N by 101°43'58"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZBY |
| More Information: | ZBY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRJ / SANL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | La Rioja, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°22'53"S by 66°47'44"W |
| Area Served: | La Rioja, La Rioja, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1633 feet (498 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IRJ |
| More Information: | IRJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sayaboury Airport (ZBY):
- Because of Sayaboury Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Sayaboury 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 Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) is Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) NNE of ZBY.
- The furthest airport from Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Sayaboury Airport (meaning Sayaboury Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,064 miles (19,415 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
Facts about Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ):
- In 1969, a new runway was paved.
- The closest airport to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) is Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NE of IRJ.
- In addition to being known as "Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport", another name for IRJ is "Aeropuerto de La Rioja - Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid".
- The airport was built in 1948, and was officially inaugurated with an LADE Viking flight on October 11, 1948.
- Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) is Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX), which is nearly antipodal to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (meaning Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Changsha Huanghua International Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,883 kilometers) away in Changsha, Hunan, China.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.68 miles (86.40 km) NNE | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos |     |
| 2 | 94.67 miles (152.36 km) E | Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) | Xieng Khouang, Laos | |
| 3 | 101.53 miles (163.40 km) N | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 4 | 101.74 miles (163.74 km) SSE | Wattay International Airport (VTE) | Vientiane, Laos | |
| 5 | 110.08 miles (177.15 km) NW | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| 6 | 121.27 miles (195.17 km) N | Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) | Luang Namtha, Laos | |
| 7 | 123.94 miles (199.47 km) S | Loei Airport (LOE) | Loei, Thailand | |
| 8 | 127.74 miles (205.57 km) SW | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 9 | 130.28 miles (209.67 km) WNW | Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) | Chiang Rai, Thailand | |
| 10 | 145.16 miles (233.61 km) SSE | Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) | Udon Thani, Thailand | |
| 11 | 145.30 miles (233.85 km) NW | Tachilek Airport (THL) | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 12 | 160.26 miles (257.91 km) WSW | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand | |
| 13 | 170.83 miles (274.92 km) NNE | Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) | Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 180.19 miles (289.98 km) SSW | Phetchabun Airport (PHY) | Phetchabun, Thailand | |
| 15 | 183.84 miles (295.86 km) W | Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,063.71 miles (19,414.61 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,034.12 miles (19,366.99 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,970.85 miles (19,265.16 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,953.87 miles (19,237.84 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,937.84 miles (19,212.05 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,937.84 miles (19,212.05 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,935.42 miles (19,208.15 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,932.70 miles (19,203.78 km) S | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 9 | 11,914.66 miles (19,174.73 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,914.66 miles (19,174.73 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 11 | 11,903.86 miles (19,157.36 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,889.54 miles (19,134.31 km) SSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,868.60 miles (19,100.61 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,861.94 miles (19,089.89 km) SW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,855.54 miles (19,079.59 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 83.40 miles (134.22 km) NE | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 2 | 175.71 miles (282.78 km) SE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 3 | 182.61 miles (293.88 km) SSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 188.58 miles (303.50 km) NE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 5 | 202.45 miles (325.82 km) SSE | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 6 | 203.55 miles (327.57 km) NNE | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 7 | 203.85 miles (328.06 km) SE | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 8 | 262.96 miles (423.19 km) WNW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 266.04 miles (428.15 km) SSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 266.98 miles (429.65 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 11 | 270.30 miles (435.00 km) S | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 12 | 279.10 miles (449.16 km) NW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 13 | 294.36 miles (473.72 km) E | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 14 | 313.95 miles (505.25 km) NW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 323.76 miles (521.04 km) NNE | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,354.94 miles (19,883.29 km) N | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 2 | 12,351.38 miles (19,877.57 km) NE | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 3 | 12,337.15 miles (19,854.67 km) ENE | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 4 | 12,322.83 miles (19,831.63 km) NNW | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 5 | 12,308.84 miles (19,809.11 km) NNW | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 6 | 12,305.49 miles (19,803.72 km) NE | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 12,280.38 miles (19,763.31 km) W | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,270.22 miles (19,746.96 km) WNW | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 9 | 12,269.25 miles (19,745.39 km) E | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 10 | 12,262.15 miles (19,733.97 km) NNE | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 11 | 12,238.97 miles (19,696.67 km) NNW | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 12 | 12,237.97 miles (19,695.05 km) NNE | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 13 | 12,205.90 miles (19,643.44 km) NE | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 12,205.61 miles (19,642.97 km) NNE | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 15 | 12,204.69 miles (19,641.49 km) ENE | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |