Nonstop flight route between Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines and Hargeisa, Somalia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL), Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines and Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA), Hargeisa, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,180 miles (or 8,336 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 Major Danilo Atienza Air Base and Hargeisa Egal 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 Major Danilo Atienza Air Base and Hargeisa Egal 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: | SGL / RPLS |
Airport Name: | Major Danilo Atienza Air Base |
Location: | Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°29'28"N by 120°53'37"E |
View all routes: | Routes from SGL |
More Information: | SGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGA / HCMH |
Airport Name: | Hargeisa Egal International Airport |
Location: | Hargeisa, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°31'5"N by 44°5'20"E |
Area Served: | Hargeisa, Somalia |
Operator/Owner: | Somaliland Civil Aviation & Air Transport Ministry |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4423 feet (1,348 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HGA |
More Information: | HGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL):
- The closest airport to Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) is Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) E of SGL.
- As of 2009 the base is home to the Philippine Air Force's 15th Strike Wing, 451st Supply Squadron, 570th Composite Tactical Wing, and 1308th Dental Dispensary.
- The furthest airport from Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (meaning Major Danilo Atienza Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,296 miles (19,788 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.
Facts about Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA):
- The furthest airport from Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (meaning Hargeisa Egal International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In June 2014, the Somaliland regional government and the United States Agency for International Development inaugurated a new wind energy project at the airport.
- The airport was later renamed to Egal International Airport after the veteran politician Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal.
- Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hargeisa Egal International Airport's high elevation of 4,423 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- During the events leading up to the Somali Civil War in the early 1990s, the airport's infrastructure was significantly damaged.
- The closest airport to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Borama Airport (BXX), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) WNW of HGA.