Nonstop flight route between Savannakhet, Laos and Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Savannakhet Airport (ZVK), Savannakhet, Laos and Abbotsford International Airport (YXX), Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,066 miles (or 11,372 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 Savannakhet Airport and Abbotsford 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 Savannakhet Airport and Abbotsford International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Savannakhet Airport (ZVK):

• The closest airport to Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) is Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) N of ZVK.
• Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Savannakhet Airport", another name for ZVK is "ສະຫນາມບິນສະຫວັນນະເຂດ".
• The furthest airport from Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Savannakhet Airport (meaning Savannakhet Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,823 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
• Because of Savannakhet Airport's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Savannakhet 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.

Facts about Abbotsford International Airport (YXX):

• Abbotsford International Airport handled 475,223 passengers last year.
• In September 1984 Pope John Paul II held an open-air mass for over 200,000 people at the airport.
• Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) is Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) W of YXX.
• Because of Abbotsford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Abbotsford 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 airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• The furthest airport from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,682 miles (17,191 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Since 2000 many airlines and tour operators have come and gone from Abbotsford, including Air Canada, Air Canada Tango, Air Canada Jazz, Air North, Canada 3000, Central Mountain Air, Helijet, Jetsgo, Signature Vacations, Zoom Airlines, Harmony Airways, Peace Air and ZIP Air.