Nonstop flight route between Vienna, Austria and Asmara, Eritrea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vienna International Airport (VIE), Vienna, Austria and Asmara International Airport (ASM), Asmara, Eritrea would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,599 miles (or 4,183 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 Vienna International Airport and Asmara 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 Vienna International Airport and Asmara 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: | VIE / LOWW |
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Location: | Vienna, Austria |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°6'37"N by 16°34'10"E |
Area Served: | Vienna, Austria and Bratislava, Slovakia |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Wien AG |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 600 feet (183 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VIE |
More Information: | VIE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASM / HHAS |
Airport Name: | Asmara International Airport |
Location: | Asmara, Eritrea |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°17'30"N by 38°54'38"E |
Area Served: | Asmara |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 7661 feet (2,335 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASM |
More Information: | ASM Maps & Info |
Facts about Vienna International Airport (VIE):
- Vienna International Airport (VIE) has 2 runways.
- The airport lies directly adjacent to motorway A4 which leads from central Vienna to Budapest.
- Originally built as a military airport in 1938, and used during World War II as the Heinkel firm's southern military aircraft design and production complex, or Heinkel-Süd facility, it was taken over by the British in 1945.
- The closest airport to Vienna International Airport (VIE) is Bratislava Airport (BTS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of VIE.
- A third runway is to be constructed 2,400 m south of 11L/29R.
- In addition to being known as "Vienna International Airport", another name for VIE is "Flughafen Wien-Schwechat".
- On June 5, 2012, the new Austrian Star Alliance terminal was opened, which enables Vienna Airport to handle 30 million passengers per year.
- Because of Vienna International Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Vienna 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 Vienna International Airport (VIE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,745 miles (18,902 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The Vienna S-Bahn line S7 provides a local service to the city centre.
Facts about Asmara International Airport (ASM):
- The furthest airport from Asmara International Airport (ASM) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Asmara International Airport (meaning Asmara International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
- Asmara International Airport (ASM) has 2 runways.
- Asmara International Airport has capacity restrictions due to its small terminal, short runway and 1.5-mile altitude.
- Because of Asmara International Airport's high elevation of 7,661 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ASM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ASM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Asmara International Airport, formerly known as Yohannes IV International Airport, is an airport in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea.
- The airport is the most important of Eritrea, even if it has some restrictions because it is located inside the external neighboroughs of Asmara.
- The closest airport to Asmara International Airport (ASM) is Massawa International Airport (MSW), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NE of ASM.