Nonstop flight route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and General Santos City, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and General Santos International Airport (GES), General Santos City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,460 miles (or 13,615 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 Tinker Air Force Base and General Santos 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 Tinker Air Force Base and General Santos 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: | TIK / KTIK |
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Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'52"N by 97°23'12"W |
View all routes: | Routes from TIK |
More Information: | TIK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GES / RPMR |
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Location: | General Santos City, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'29"N by 125°5'45"E |
Area Served: | General Santos City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 505 feet (154 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GES |
More Information: | GES Maps & Info |
Facts about Tinker Air Force Base (TIK):
- Civil Air Patrol Oklahoma Wing Headquarters is located at the base ops building.
- The closest airport to Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of TIK.
- STRATCOMWING ONE's primary mission is to receive, verify and retransmit Emergency Action Messages to US strategic forces.
- The furthest airport from Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,843 miles (17,449 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The 137th Air Refueling Wing flies the KC-135R in conjunction with the 507th Air Refueling Wing, having assumed an aerial refueling mission in 2008.
- In addition to being known as "Tinker Air Force Base", another name for TIK is "Tinker AFB".
- Defense Mega Center Oklahoma City is the local branch of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
Facts about General Santos International Airport (GES):
- The closest airport to General Santos International Airport (GES) is Allah Valley Airport (AAV), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of GES.
- General Santos International Airport is approximately 14 kilometers away from the central business district of General Santos City.
- Interior Ticketing Area
- In addition to being known as "General Santos International Airport", another name for GES is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Heneral SantosTugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Heneral SantosPangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Heneral Santos".
- General Santos International Airport (GES) currently has only 1 runway.
- Philippine Airlines Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet 2
- Inaugurated on 6 July 1996 in time to serve the influx of visitors, athletes and participants coming in from different parts of the country who were taking part in the 42nd annual Palarong Pambansa that was held in South Cotabato, Sarangani Province and General Santos City area at that time.
- The furthest airport from General Santos International Airport (GES) is Itaituba Airport (ITB), which is nearly antipodal to General Santos International Airport (meaning General Santos International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Itaituba Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,779 kilometers) away in Itaituba, Pará, Brazil.
- Cebu Pacific, currently the country's largest low-cost carrier, finally commenced daily flights to and from Manila on October 2, 2006, initially deploying Airbus A319 aircraft.
- General Santos International Airport handled 611,274 passengers last year.
- Because of General Santos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 505 feet, planes can take off or land at General Santos International 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.