Nonstop flight route between Bacolod City, Philippines and Flushing, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD), Bacolod City, Philippines and Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), Flushing, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,716 miles (or 14,027 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 Bacolod-Silay International Airport and Flushing Airport (closed 1984), 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 Bacolod-Silay International Airport and Flushing Airport (closed 1984). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD):

• Bacolod-Silay International Airport handled 1,349,442 passengers last year.
• The state-of-the-art main passenger terminal is equipped with a flight information display system, mechanized baggage handling systems for both inbound and outbound baggage, numerous security X-ray machines, and elevators and escalators.
• The project was opened for bidding on August 25, 2003, with the winning bid going to the Takenaka-Itochu Joint Venture.
• The Bacolod-Silay International Airport has one primary runway 45 meters wide and 2,000 meters long.
• The furthest airport from Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) is Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA), which is nearly antipodal to Bacolod-Silay International Airport (meaning Bacolod-Silay International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,932 kilometers) away in Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bacolod-Silay International Airport", another name for BCD is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Bacolod-SilayPangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Bacolod-Silay".
• The closest airport to Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) is Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) W of BCD.

Facts about Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU):

• The closest airport to Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU) is LaGuardia Airport (LGA), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) W of FLU.
• As of September 2008, the access road is under reconstruction, to be reopened eventually as a regular public through-street.
• As of 2000, Flushing Airport still had its air corridor reserved under FAA regulations.
• The furthest airport from Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,756 miles (18,919 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Flushing Airport (closed 1984)'s relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Flushing Airport (closed 1984) 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.