Nonstop flight route between Alerta, Peru and General Santos City, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alerta Airport (ALD), Alerta, Peru and General Santos International Airport (GES), General Santos City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,378 miles (or 18,312 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 Alerta Airport and General Santos 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 Alerta Airport and General Santos 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: | ALD / SPAR |
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Location: | Alerta, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°40'58"S by 69°19'58"W |
Area Served: | Alerta, Ucayali Region, Peru |
Operator/Owner: | CORPAC S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 800 feet (244 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ALD |
More Information: | ALD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GES / RPMR |
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Location: | General Santos City, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'29"N by 125°5'45"E |
Area Served: | General Santos City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 505 feet (154 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GES |
More Information: | GES Maps & Info |
Facts about Alerta Airport (ALD):
- In addition to being known as "Alerta Airport", another name for ALD is "Aeropuerto de Alerta".
- The furthest airport from Alerta Airport (ALD) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Alerta Airport (meaning Alerta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,337 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
- Because of Alerta Airport's relatively low elevation of 800 feet, planes can take off or land at Alerta 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 closest airport to Alerta Airport (ALD) is Iberia Airport (IBP), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNW of ALD.
Facts about General Santos International Airport (GES):
- General Santos International Airport has a single 3,227-meter lighted runway designated as runways 17/35.
- General Santos International Airport (GES) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from General Santos International Airport (GES) is Itaituba Airport (ITB), which is nearly antipodal to General Santos International Airport (meaning General Santos International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Itaituba Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,779 kilometers) away in Itaituba, Pará, Brazil.
- Air-conditioned taxicabs and rent-a-car services are readily available at the airport's taxi and bus stand right outside the arrival area of the terminal building.
- General Santos International Airport handled 611,274 passengers last year.
- Bigger aircraft such as Boeing 747-400, Airbus 340 and Airbus 330 come to the airport due to tuna cargo and increase of passengers, leaving the airport as the only domestic destination of the Philippine Airlines besides PAL Express.
- Because of General Santos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 505 feet, planes can take off or land at General Santos 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.
- General Santos International Airport is an alternate international airport located in General Santos City, Philippines serving the greater area of SOCCSKSARGEN.
- Philippine Airlines A340-300 Aircraft
- The closest airport to General Santos International Airport (GES) is Allah Valley Airport (AAV), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of GES.
- Inaugurated on 6 July 1996 in time to serve the influx of visitors, athletes and participants coming in from different parts of the country who were taking part in the 42nd annual Palarong Pambansa that was held in South Cotabato, Sarangani Province and General Santos City area at that time.
- In addition to being known as "General Santos International Airport", another name for GES is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Heneral SantosTugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Heneral SantosPangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Heneral Santos".