Nonstop flight route between Thanh Hoa, Vietnam and Santa Maria, Portugal:
Departure Airport:
(19°54'6"N by 105°28'4"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°58'26"N by 25°10'15"W)
Distance from THD to SMA:
7,360.48 miles (11,845.51 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tho Xuan Airport (THD), Thanh Hoa, Vietnam and Santa Maria Airport (SMA), Santa Maria, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,360 miles (or 11,846 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 Tho Xuan Airport and Santa Maria 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 Tho Xuan Airport and Santa Maria Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THD / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°54'6"N by 105°28'4"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Vietnam People's Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military, planned for civilian use in 2013 |
| View all routes: | Routes from THD |
| More Information: | THD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMA / LPAZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Santa Maria, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°58'26"N by 25°10'15"W |
| Area Served: | Vila do Porto |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 308 feet (94 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMA |
| More Information: | SMA Maps & Info |
Facts about Tho Xuan Airport (THD):
- The closest airport to Tho Xuan Airport (THD) is Vinh Airport (VII), which is located 82 miles (131 kilometers) S of THD.
- The furthest airport from Tho Xuan Airport (THD) is Ilo Airport (ILQ), which is nearly antipodal to Tho Xuan Airport (meaning Tho Xuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ilo Airport), and is located 12,178 miles (19,599 kilometers) away in Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Tho Xuan Airport", other names for THD include "THD[1]" and "VV01[verification needed]".
Facts about Santa Maria Airport (SMA):
- The airport at Santa Maria was part of a larger complex of buildings and infrastructures constructed in the 20th century.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Airport", another name for SMA is "Aeroporto de Santa Maria".
- Because of Santa Maria Airport's relatively low elevation of 308 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Maria 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.
- Santa Maria Airport handled 93,436 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Santa Maria Airport (SMA) is João Paulo II Airport (PDL), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) NNW of SMA.
- Santa Maria Airport (SMA) currently has only 1 runway.
- For a while, Air France's supersonic Concordes were routed to Santa Maria on refueling layovers between Paris and Caracas.
- The furthest airport from Santa Maria Airport (SMA) is Moruya Airport (MYA), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Maria Airport (meaning Santa Maria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Moruya Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Moruya, New South Wales, Australia.
- Along with the airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Flores, Horta, Ponta Delgada and Beja, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation was conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 81.57 miles (131.28 km) S | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam |     |
| 2 | 93.77 miles (150.91 km) NNE | Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 103.19 miles (166.06 km) NE | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 152.96 miles (246.16 km) WSW | Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) | Xieng Khouang, Laos | |
| 5 | 182.15 miles (293.14 km) SSW | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 6 | 189.66 miles (305.23 km) WNW | Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) | Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 214.84 miles (345.75 km) W | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
| 8 | 231.30 miles (372.23 km) SW | Wattay International Airport (VTE) | Vientiane, Laos | |
| 9 | 231.54 miles (372.62 km) WNW | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 10 | 235.74 miles (379.39 km) SSW | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 11 | 246.91 miles (397.37 km) SW | Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) | Udon Thani, Thailand | |
| 12 | 247.49 miles (398.29 km) W | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 13 | 255.53 miles (411.23 km) NE | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 14 | 263.27 miles (423.70 km) NNW | Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) | Wenshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 15 | 271.91 miles (437.59 km) ENE | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,178.48 miles (19,599.32 km) SW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,151.34 miles (19,555.64 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,142.77 miles (19,541.85 km) WSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,142.77 miles (19,541.85 km) WSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,123.73 miles (19,511.21 km) SW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,101.58 miles (19,475.56 km) SW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,086.91 miles (19,451.94 km) S | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,077.97 miles (19,437.57 km) SW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,032.57 miles (19,364.49 km) WSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,016.39 miles (19,338.46 km) SW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,002.14 miles (19,315.52 km) S | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,997.02 miles (19,307.29 km) SSE | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,970.12 miles (19,264.00 km) S | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,970.12 miles (19,264.00 km) S | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,964.81 miles (19,255.44 km) SSW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.44 miles (97.26 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 161.94 miles (260.61 km) NW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 209.34 miles (336.90 km) WNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 213.54 miles (343.67 km) NW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 221.17 miles (355.94 km) WNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 366.19 miles (589.32 km) WNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 371.97 miles (598.63 km) WNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 560.01 miles (901.25 km) ESE | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 9 | 566.98 miles (912.46 km) ESE | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 719.25 miles (1,157.51 km) SE | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 771.87 miles (1,242.20 km) SE | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 778.68 miles (1,253.16 km) SE | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 793.97 miles (1,277.77 km) SE | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 844.99 miles (1,359.87 km) SE | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 869.00 miles (1,398.51 km) SE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,166.03 miles (19,579.28 km) ESE | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,164.68 miles (19,577.11 km) E | Merimbula Airport (MIM) | Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,155.61 miles (19,562.50 km) SE | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,143.59 miles (19,543.17 km) SE | Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia | |
| 5 | 12,135.02 miles (19,529.37 km) SE | Bankstown Airport (BWU) | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,128.04 miles (19,518.13 km) SE | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,113.81 miles (19,495.24 km) ESE | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,112.40 miles (19,492.97 km) SE | Belmont Airport (BEO) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,102.07 miles (19,476.35 km) ESE | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,101.93 miles (19,476.12 km) SSE | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,086.58 miles (19,451.41 km) SE | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,086.22 miles (19,450.83 km) SSE | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 12,054.69 miles (19,400.10 km) SE | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 12,047.90 miles (19,389.17 km) E | Corryong Airport (CYG) | Corryong, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 12,038.04 miles (19,373.30 km) SSE | Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |