Nonstop flight route between Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico and Vientiane, Laos:
Departure Airport:
(20°56'12"N by 89°39'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°59'17"N by 102°33'47"E)
Distance from MID to VTE:
9,622.88 miles (15,486.49 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID), Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico and Wattay International Airport (VTE), Vientiane, Laos would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,623 miles (or 15,486 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MID / MMMD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°56'12"N by 89°39'28"W |
| Area Served: | Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MID |
| More Information: | MID Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VTE / VLVT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vientiane, Laos |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°59'17"N by 102°33'47"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of Laos |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public/Civil Aviation Authority |
| Elevation: | 564 feet (172 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VTE |
| More Information: | VTE Maps & Info |
Facts about Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID):
- The airport was completely remodeled between 1999 and 2001.
- In addition to being known as "Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport", another name for MID is "Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Crescencio Rejón".
- Because of Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Manuel Crescencio Rejón 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.
- Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID) is Chichen Itza International Airport (CZA), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) ESE of MID.
- The furthest airport from Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,695 miles (18,822 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In 2012, 1,233,738 passengers passed through Mérida International Airport, and in 2013 it handled 1,316,242 passengers.
Facts about Wattay International Airport (VTE):
- Because of Wattay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 564 feet, planes can take off or land at Wattay 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.
- In addition to being known as "Wattay International Airport", other names for VTE include "ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ" and "สนามบินนานาชาติวัตไต".
- The furthest airport from Wattay International Airport (VTE) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Wattay International Airport (meaning Wattay International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- The closest airport to Wattay International Airport (VTE) is Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of VTE.
- The airport is in Sikhodtabong District in Vientiane.
- The airport has a bonded warehouse building for air cargo passing through the airport.
- Wattay International Airport (VTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Access to airport by taxi, car and tuk-tuk.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 80.88 miles (130.17 km) ESE | Chichen Itza International Airport (CZA) | Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 94.70 miles (152.40 km) SW | Ing. Alberto Acuña Ongay International Airport (CPE) | Campeche, Campeche, Mexico | |
| 3 | 178.74 miles (287.65 km) E | Cozumel International Airport (CZM) | Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 4 | 179.52 miles (288.91 km) E | Cancún International Airport (CUN) | Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 5 | 189.03 miles (304.22 km) SSE | Chetumal International Airport (CTM) | Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 6 | 194.26 miles (312.64 km) SSE | Corozal Airport (CZH) | Corozal, Belize | |
| 7 | 204.16 miles (328.56 km) SSE | Sarteneja Airport (SJX) | Sarteneja, Belize | |
| 8 | 210.38 miles (338.58 km) SW | Ciudad del Carmen International Airport (CME) | Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico | |
| 9 | 236.01 miles (379.83 km) SSE | San Pedro Airport (SPR) | San Pedro, Belize | |
| 10 | 245.38 miles (394.90 km) SSE | Caye Caulker Airport (CUK) | Caye Caulker, Belize | |
| 11 | 247.19 miles (397.81 km) SSE | Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) | Caye Chapel, Belize | |
| 12 | 250.72 miles (403.49 km) SSE | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) | Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize | |
| 13 | 254.95 miles (410.30 km) SSE | Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) | Belize City, Belize | |
| 14 | 278.30 miles (447.88 km) S | Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) | Flores, El Petén, Guatemala | |
| 15 | 285.73 miles (459.83 km) SSE | Melinda Airport (MDB) | Melinda, Belize | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,695.49 miles (18,822.03 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,186.53 miles (18,002.94 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,008.05 miles (17,715.70 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 10,990.59 miles (17,687.59 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 10,965.31 miles (17,646.91 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 10,940.17 miles (17,606.45 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 10,935.43 miles (17,598.82 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 10,934.62 miles (17,597.53 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 10,930.84 miles (17,591.44 km) SW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 10,930.09 miles (17,590.23 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 10,929.19 miles (17,588.79 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,926.65 miles (17,584.69 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,916.31 miles (17,568.06 km) SW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 10,910.06 miles (17,558.00 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,891.52 miles (17,528.17 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.15 miles (71.05 km) SSE | Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) | Udon Thani, Thailand | |
| 2 | 67.13 miles (108.03 km) SW | Loei Airport (LOE) | Loei, Thailand | |
| 3 | 101.74 miles (163.74 km) NNW | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 4 | 106.14 miles (170.82 km) S | Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) | Khon Kaen, Thailand | |
| 5 | 107.84 miles (173.56 km) NNE | Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) | Xieng Khouang, Laos | |
| 6 | 127.94 miles (205.90 km) SW | Phetchabun Airport (PHY) | Phetchabun, Thailand | |
| 7 | 134.49 miles (216.44 km) N | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
| 8 | 143.13 miles (230.35 km) ESE | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 9 | 157.86 miles (254.04 km) W | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 10 | 175.43 miles (282.33 km) SE | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 11 | 188.08 miles (302.68 km) WSW | Sukhothai Airport (THS) | Sukhothai, Thailand | |
| 12 | 189.79 miles (305.44 km) N | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 13 | 195.98 miles (315.40 km) SSE | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| 14 | 201.82 miles (324.79 km) W | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand | |
| 15 | 209.41 miles (337.01 km) NW | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,165.13 miles (19,577.83 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,132.68 miles (19,525.60 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,039.57 miles (19,375.76 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,039.57 miles (19,375.76 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,035.67 miles (19,369.49 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,035.58 miles (19,369.34 km) W | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,033.99 miles (19,366.78 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,024.00 miles (19,350.71 km) S | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 9 | 11,988.48 miles (19,293.54 km) SSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,970.19 miles (19,264.10 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,970.19 miles (19,264.10 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 12 | 11,959.33 miles (19,246.62 km) SW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,931.99 miles (19,202.63 km) WSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,924.71 miles (19,190.91 km) WSW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,870.44 miles (19,103.57 km) S | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |