Nonstop flight route between Baler, Aurora, Philippines and Diomede, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA), Baler, Aurora, Philippines and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO), Diomede, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,653 miles (or 7,488 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 Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2), 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 Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA):

• In addition to being known as "Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport", another name for BQA is "Paliparang Dr. Juan C. Angara Pagtayaban ti Dr. Juan C. Angara".
• The furthest airport from Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA) is Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB), which is nearly antipodal to Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (meaning Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Rondon International Airport), and is located 12,278 miles (19,760 kilometers) away in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA) is Clark International Airport (CRK), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) WSW of BQA.
• Because of Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Dr. Juan C. Angara 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 airport is classified as a community airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for the operations of all airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.
• Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO):

• Frozen ground and lack of soil on the rocky island also prevents digging graves, but rocks are piled on top of the burial sites instead.
• The median income for a household in the city was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $24,583.
• Because of Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) 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 closest airport to Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DIO.
• During the Nome gold rush at the turn of the 19th century, Diomede villagers traveled to Nome along with the gold seekers, even though Nome was not a native village.
• Diomede is a city in the Nome Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S.
• The furthest airport from Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,411 miles (16,755 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.