Nonstop flight route between Tacloban City, Philippines and Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC), Tacloban City, Philippines and Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB), Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,509 miles (or 10,475 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 Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport and Texada/Gillies Bay 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 Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport and Texada/Gillies Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAC / RPVA |
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Location: | Tacloban City, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°13'38"N by 125°1'40"E |
Area Served: | Tacloban City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TAC |
More Information: | TAC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGB / CYGB |
Airport Name: | Texada/Gillies Bay Airport |
Location: | Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°41'39"N by 124°31'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | Regional District of Powell River |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 326 feet (99 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGB |
More Information: | YGB Maps & Info |
Facts about Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC):
- The single-story terminal building consists of the departure and arrival area.
- On November 7–8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan roared through Tacloban and the Eastern Visayas Region.
- Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport handled 1,140,000 passengers last year.
- First known as San Jose Airstrip after the village it is located in, it was constructed as an airstrip for the U.S.
- However, on 11 November, the airport reopened, but for turboprop aircraft only.
- The furthest airport from Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (meaning Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,364 miles (19,897 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is Ormoc Airport (OMC), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TAC.
- In addition to being known as "Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport", another name for TAC is "Paliparang Daniel Z. RomualdezLuparan Daniel Z. Romualdez".
- In Aug 2012, The Department of Transportation and Communications as part of the P319 million modernization of the Tacloban and Dipolog airports allocated P251.6 million for the Tacloban Airport to construct a new apron and taxiway.
- The airport is named after Daniel Z.
- Because of Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Daniel Z. Romualdez 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.
- Operations of Cebu Pacific's Tacloban to Iloilo route has been ceased after Super Typhoon Haiyan.
- Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB):
- The closest airport to Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) is Powell River Airport (YPW), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of YGB.
- Because of Texada/Gillies Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 326 feet, planes can take off or land at Texada/Gillies Bay 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 furthest airport from Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,673 miles (17,176 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) currently has only 1 runway.