Nonstop flight route between Basco, Batanes, Philippines and Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Basco Airport (BSO), Basco, Batanes, Philippines and Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG), Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,229 miles (or 19,681 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 Basco Airport and Ponta Porã 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 Basco Airport and Ponta Porã International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between BSO and PMG makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Basco Airport and Ponta Porã International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between BSO and PMG are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Basco, Batanes, Philippines and Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between BSO and PMG!

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Facts about Basco Airport (BSO):

• Basco Airport (BSO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Basco Airport handled 25,423 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Basco Airport (BSO) is Lanyu Airport (KYD), which is located 113 miles (182 kilometers) NNW of BSO.
• The furthest airport from Basco Airport (BSO) is Corumbá International Airport (CMG), which is nearly antipodal to Basco Airport (meaning Basco Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corumbá International Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,851 kilometers) away in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
• Because of Basco Airport's relatively low elevation of 291 feet, planes can take off or land at Basco 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.
• In addition to being known as "Basco Airport", another name for BSO is "Paliparan ng Basco".

Facts about Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG):

• Ponta Porã International Airport handled 3,288 passengers last year.
• Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 4 km from downtown Ponta Porã.
• The closest airport to Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) is Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SW of PMG.
• The furthest airport from Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) is Hateruma Airport (HTR), which is nearly antipodal to Ponta Porã International Airport (meaning Ponta Porã International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hateruma Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,840 kilometers) away in Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• In addition to being known as "Ponta Porã International Airport", another name for PMG is "Aeroporto Internacional de Ponta Porã".