Nonstop flight route between Can Tho, Vietnam and Manta, Manabí, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
(10°5'7"N by 105°42'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(0°56'44"S by 80°40'42"W)
Distance from VCA to MEC:
11,667.71 miles (18,777.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Can Tho International Airport (VCA), Can Tho, Vietnam and Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), Manta, Manabí, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,668 miles (or 18,777 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 Can Tho International Airport and Eloy Alfaro 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 Can Tho International Airport and Eloy Alfaro 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: | VCA / VVCT |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEC / SEMT |
| Airport Name: | Eloy Alfaro International Airport |
| Location: | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°56'44"S by 80°40'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of Ecuador |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEC |
| More Information: | MEC Maps & Info |
Facts about Can Tho International Airport (VCA):
- The expansion work of Trà Nóc airport started in 4 January 2006.
- Can Tho International Airport, formerly Trà Nóc Airport is located in Can Tho in Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Can Tho International Airport (VCA) is Rach Gia Airport (VKG), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WSW of VCA.
- In addition to being known as "Can Tho International Airport", another name for VCA is "Sân bay Quốc tế Cần Thơ".
- Can Tho International Airport (VCA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC):
- The closest airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) is Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ESE of MEC.
- Eloy Alfaro International Airport is a combination civilian airport and military air base on the outskirts of Manta in the province of Manabí in western continental Ecuador.
- The furthest airport from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) is Aek Godang Airport (AEG), which is nearly antipodal to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (meaning Eloy Alfaro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aek Godang Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia.
- Because of Eloy Alfaro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Eloy Alfaro 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.
- Since prior to his election, President Rafael Correa has stated that he would not renew the agreement that allowed the United States access to the base when it expires in November 2009, and commented that "We can negotiate with the U.S.
- Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.28 miles (64.82 km) WSW | Rach Gia Airport (VKG) | Rach Gia, Kien Giang, Vietnam |     |
| 2 | 72.57 miles (116.79 km) SSW | Cà Mau Airport (CAH) | Cà Mau Province, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 81.54 miles (131.22 km) NE | Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 95.97 miles (154.45 km) ENE | Vung Tau Airport (VTG) | Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 111.97 miles (180.19 km) WNW | Kampot Airport (KMT) | Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia | |
| 6 | 112.44 miles (180.95 km) SE | Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS) | Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 116.88 miles (188.11 km) NNW | Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
| 8 | 145.13 miles (233.56 km) WNW | Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville (KOS) | Sihanoukville, Cambodia | |
| 9 | 168.91 miles (271.84 km) NNW | Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia | |
| 10 | 199.93 miles (321.75 km) NNW | Krakor Airport (KZD) | Krakor, Cambodia | |
| 11 | 212.29 miles (341.65 km) WNW | Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) | Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia | |
| 12 | 214.11 miles (344.58 km) ENE | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 241.76 miles (389.07 km) NE | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 263.22 miles (423.62 km) NNW | Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
| 15 | 266.22 miles (428.44 km) NNE | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,317.22 miles (19,822.59 km) S | FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) | Pucallpa, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,307.52 miles (19,806.99 km) ESE | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,305.59 miles (19,803.88 km) E | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,294.58 miles (19,786.16 km) SE | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,236.18 miles (19,692.18 km) SSW | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,224.64 miles (19,673.61 km) S | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,224.64 miles (19,673.61 km) S | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,205.67 miles (19,643.07 km) ESE | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,203.06 miles (19,638.87 km) SE | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 10 | 12,178.31 miles (19,599.04 km) SSW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,175.30 miles (19,594.20 km) SE | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,152.20 miles (19,557.02 km) SSE | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,150.51 miles (19,554.30 km) SSW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,141.10 miles (19,539.15 km) ESE | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,121.29 miles (19,507.27 km) SSE | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.73 miles (25.32 km) ESE | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 89.60 miles (144.20 km) SSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 100.12 miles (161.12 km) SSE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 142.53 miles (229.38 km) E | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 146.52 miles (235.79 km) E | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 151.53 miles (243.87 km) NNE | Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 170.30 miles (274.07 km) ENE | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 178.10 miles (286.62 km) SE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 178.68 miles (287.56 km) SSE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 181.27 miles (291.73 km) S | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 11 | 184.78 miles (297.38 km) ESE | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 199.87 miles (321.66 km) ESE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 229.22 miles (368.90 km) SSE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 238.39 miles (383.65 km) ENE | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 242.40 miles (390.10 km) ENE | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,404.52 miles (19,963.09 km) NNW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,324.06 miles (19,833.61 km) E | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,299.97 miles (19,794.84 km) NNW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,286.34 miles (19,772.90 km) WNW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,283.87 miles (19,768.92 km) WNW | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,250.82 miles (19,715.74 km) NNE | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,248.21 miles (19,711.54 km) N | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,230.98 miles (19,683.81 km) NW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,224.69 miles (19,673.68 km) S | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,221.31 miles (19,668.25 km) NW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,214.84 miles (19,657.84 km) WNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,214.28 miles (19,656.93 km) NW | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,191.65 miles (19,620.51 km) NNW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,180.06 miles (19,601.86 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,158.20 miles (19,566.67 km) NNW | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |