Nonstop flight route between Galveston, Texas, United States and Butuan City, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States and Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU), Butuan City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,672 miles (or 13,956 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Butuan-Bancasi 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Butuan-Bancasi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
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Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXU / RPME |
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Location: | Butuan City, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°57'5"N by 125°28'41"E |
Area Served: | Butuan City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BXU |
More Information: | BXU Maps & Info |
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- The most frequent traffic is that of the helicopters that support the offshore oil and gas industry operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
- It was officially deactivated on November 15, 1945, with ownership reverting to the City of Galveston.
- The Lone Star Flight Museum is located at the airport and boasts a large collection of flying antique military aircraft as well as the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame.
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
- Of the 220+ aircraft based at GLS, 50+ are helicopters belonging to Bristow, Era, PHI and other oil industry vendors.
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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 Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU):
- Butuan-Bancasi Airport handled 308,405 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) is Tandag Airport (TDG), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) E of BXU.
- Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Butuan-Bancasi Airport (meaning Butuan-Bancasi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,872 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- Because of Butuan-Bancasi Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Butuan-Bancasi 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 "Butuan-Bancasi Airport", another name for BXU is "Paliparan ng Bancasi Tugpahanan sa Bancasi".