Nonstop flight route between Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands and Can Tho, Vietnam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands and Can Tho International Airport (VCA), Can Tho, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,035 miles (or 9,712 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 Groningen Airport Eelde and Can Tho 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 Groningen Airport Eelde and Can Tho 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: | GRQ / EHGG |
Airport Name: | Groningen Airport Eelde |
Location: | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°7'30"N by 6°34'59"E |
Area Served: | Groningen, Netherlands |
Operator/Owner: | Groningen Airport Eelde NV |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRQ |
More Information: | GRQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCA / VVCT |
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Location: | Can Tho, Vietnam |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°5'7"N by 105°42'42"E |
Operator/Owner: | Southern Airports Authority |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VCA |
More Information: | VCA Maps & Info |
Facts about Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ):
- The first landing of a European aeroplane took place on July 13, 1958.
- The closest airport to Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of GRQ.
- During the period 1979−1982, the buildings housing the State Aviation Service and the meteorological service were modernised.
- Because of Groningen Airport Eelde's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Groningen Airport Eelde 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 Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Though there are several scheduled services operating from the airport the majority of operations at the airport mostly comprise charter flights to holiday destinations in Greece, Portugal, Spain and Turkey.
- Groningen Airport Eelde handled 20,866 passengers last year.
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) has 2 runways.
- With the airport becoming more crowded due to holiday flights, it was decided to join the two existing passenger halls together.
- The airport was appointed as an alternative airport for flights bound for Amsterdam/Schiphol, in 1948.
Facts about Can Tho International Airport (VCA):
- Because of Can Tho International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Can Tho 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.
- Can Tho International Airport (VCA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Can Tho International Airport (VCA) is Rach Gia Airport (VKG), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WSW of VCA.
- The furthest airport from Can Tho International Airport (VCA) is FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL), which is nearly antipodal to Can Tho International Airport (meaning Can Tho International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport), and is located 12,317 miles (19,823 kilometers) away in Pucallpa, Peru.
- The airport has been inaugurated on January 1, 2011 and disbursed US$150 million for built on 20,750 square metres of land, will process up to 5 million passengers a year.
- Can Tho International Airport, formerly Trà Nóc Airport is located in Can Tho in Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.
- In addition to being known as "Can Tho International Airport", another name for VCA is "Sân bay Quốc tế Cần Thơ".