Nonstop flight route between Houeisay, Laos and Skagway, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE), Houeisay, Laos and Skagway Airport (SGY), Skagway, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,100 miles (or 9,817 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 Ban Huoeisay Airport and Skagway 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 Ban Huoeisay Airport and Skagway Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOE / VLHS |
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Location: | Houeisay, Laos |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°15'28"N by 100°26'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Government |
Elevation: | 1380 feet (421 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOE |
More Information: | HOE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGY / PAGY |
Airport Name: | Skagway Airport |
Location: | Skagway, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°27'36"N by 135°18'56"W |
Area Served: | Skagway, Alaska |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 44 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGY |
More Information: | SGY Maps & Info |
Facts about Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE):
- In addition to being known as "Ban Huoeisay Airport", another name for HOE is "ສະໜາມບິນບໍ່ແກ້ວ".
- Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) is Tachilek Airport (THL), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WNW of HOE.
- The furthest airport from Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,956 miles (19,241 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
Facts about Skagway Airport (SGY):
- Because of Skagway Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Skagway 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 Skagway Airport (SGY) is Haines Airport (HNS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSW of SGY.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
- Skagway Airport (SGY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Skagway Airport (SGY) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,474 miles (16,857 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.