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VCL to NEU: distance & flight time
Chu Lai (Chu Lai International Airport) → Sam Neua (Sam Neua Airport)
462 mi
743 km · 401 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
462 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- VCL — Chu Lai International Airport · Chu Lai, Vietnam
- NEU — Sam Neua Airport · Sam Neua, Laos
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near VCL
- DAD · Da Nang International Airport56 mi away
- HUI · Phu Bai Airport96 mi away
- UIH · Phu Cat Airport103 mi away
- PXU · Pleiku Airport107 mi away
Near NEU
- SQH · Na-San Airport55 mi away
- XKH · Xieng Khouang Airport89 mi away
- DIN · Dien Bien Phu Airport96 mi away
- HAN · Noi Bai International Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VCL from NEU?
The flight distance from Chu Lai (VCL) to Sam Neua (NEU) is 462 miles (743 km, 401 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VCL to NEU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VCL to NEU?
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