Nonstop flight route between Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines and Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dipolog Airport (DPL), Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines and Mackinac Island Airport (MCD), Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,295 miles (or 13,349 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 Dipolog Airport and Mackinac Island 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 Dipolog Airport and Mackinac Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DPL / RPMG |
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Location: | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°36'5"N by 123°20'3"E |
Area Served: | Dipolog City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DPL |
More Information: | DPL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCD / KMCD |
Airport Name: | Mackinac Island Airport |
Location: | Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°51'54"N by 84°38'13"W |
Area Served: | Mackinac Island, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Mackinac Island State Park Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 739 feet (225 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCD |
More Information: | MCD Maps & Info |
Facts about Dipolog Airport (DPL):
- In 1992, after extending its runway by 500 meters and constructing a control tower, the airport officially welcomed its first mid-sized passenger jet, a Philippine Airlines Boeing 737-300.
- The furthest airport from Dipolog Airport (DPL) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Dipolog Airport (meaning Dipolog Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,341 miles (19,862 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
- The original terminal was made of composite wood material located at the northern side of the runway near the Philippine Constabulary Camp, now Camp Hamac in Sicayab.
- Dipolog Airport (DPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dipolog Airport (DPL) is Labo Airport (OZC), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SE of DPL.
- In addition to being known as "Dipolog Airport", another name for DPL is "Paliparan ng Dipolog".
- The new parking area would have a capacity of 100 vehicles when completed by the end of the year.
- The airport's commercial viability for growth was established as more flights were mounted by Philippine Airlines prompting the national government to introduce further development.
- DOTC repackaged the project in 2005 into the Southern Philippines Airport Development Project for funding.
- Dipolog Airport handled 165,163 passengers last year.
- Because of Dipolog Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Dipolog 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.
Facts about Mackinac Island Airport (MCD):
- The closest airport to Mackinac Island Airport (MCD) is Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County (PLN), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of MCD.
- Because of Mackinac Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 739 feet, planes can take off or land at Mackinac Island 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.
- Mackinac Island Airport (MCD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mackinac Island Airport covers an area of 125 acres at an elevation of 739 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Mackinac Island Airport (MCD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,111 miles (17,881 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.