Nonstop flight route between Bainbridge, Georgia, United States and Jolo, Sulu, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE), Bainbridge, Georgia, United States and Jolo Airport (JOL), Jolo, Sulu, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,368 miles (or 15,077 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 Decatur County Industrial Air Park and Jolo 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 Decatur County Industrial Air Park and Jolo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGE / KBGE |
Airport Name: | Decatur County Industrial Air Park |
Location: | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'18"N by 84°38'15"W |
Area Served: | Decatur County |
Operator/Owner: | Decatur County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGE |
More Information: | BGE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JOL / RPMJ |
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Location: | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'12"N by 121°0'39"E |
Area Served: | Jolo, Sulu |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JOL |
More Information: | JOL Maps & Info |
Facts about Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE):
- The furthest airport from Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,278 miles (18,150 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Decatur County Industrial Air Park's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Decatur County Industrial Air Park 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.
- As a result of the Korean War which began in 1950 and the expansion of the United States Air Force, Bainbridge Air Base* was reopened to train additional pilots.
- The contractor broke ground on 3 April 1942, for Bainbridge Army Airfield.
- Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) is Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SSE of BGE.
- Today, Bainbridge is used for various purposes in addition to a small amount of aviation activity.
- During World War II, the airfield conducted flight training of new pilots by Army Air Forces Flying Training Command.
Facts about Jolo Airport (JOL):
- The furthest airport from Jolo Airport (JOL) is Maués Airport (MBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Jolo Airport (meaning Jolo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maués Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Maués, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Jolo Airport handled 18,749 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Jolo Airport", another name for JOL is "Paliparan ng Jolo".
- On December 14, 2009, then former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and ex-US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie A.
- Jolo Airport (JOL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Jolo Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Jolo 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.
- At the end of the war, the airport, then owned by the United States military, was turned over to the Sulu provincial government.
- The closest airport to Jolo Airport (JOL) is Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NE of JOL.
- Jolo Airport was constructed in the 1940s during World War II as a staging point for American fighter aircraft.