Nonstop flight route between East London, South Africa and Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between East London Airport (ELS), East London, South Africa and Tugdan Airport (TBH), Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,923 miles (or 11,142 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 East London Airport and Tugdan 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 East London Airport and Tugdan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELS / FAEL |
Airport Name: | East London Airport |
Location: | East London, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°2'5"S by 27°49'17"E |
Area Served: | East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELS |
More Information: | ELS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBH / RPVU |
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Location: | Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°18'38"N by 122°5'3"E |
Area Served: | Alcantara, Romblon |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TBH |
More Information: | TBH Maps & Info |
Facts about East London Airport (ELS):
- The closest airport to East London Airport (ELS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of ELS.
- East London's airport is a small but bustling one that plays an important role in the growing economy of the Eastern Cape.
- The airport was renamed in 1994.
- The furthest airport from East London Airport (ELS) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- East London Airport (ELS) has 2 runways.
- Because of East London Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at East London 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.
- In 1944 a new airport was built at Collondale, about 2 km west of the present terminal building.
Facts about Tugdan Airport (TBH):
- Tugdan Airport handled 17,050 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Tugdan Airport (TBH) is Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSW of TBH.
- Because of Tugdan Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Tugdan 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tugdan Airport", another name for TBH is "Paliparan ng TugdanPaluparan it Tugdan".
- The furthest airport from Tugdan Airport (TBH) is Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA), which is nearly antipodal to Tugdan Airport (meaning Tugdan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport), and is located 12,362 miles (19,894 kilometers) away in Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- Tugdan Airport (TBH) currently has only 1 runway.