Nonstop flight route between West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States and Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States and Clark International Airport (CRK), Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,755 miles (or 14,090 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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Clark 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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Clark 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: | CAE / KCAE |
Airport Name: | Columbia Metropolitan Airport |
Location: | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'20"N by 81°7'9"W |
Area Served: | Columbia, South Carolina |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAE |
More Information: | CAE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRK / RPLC |
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Location: | Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°11'8"N by 120°33'34"E |
Area Served: | Greater Manila Area, Central Luzon |
Operator/Owner: | Bases Conversion and Development Authority |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 484 feet (148 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CRK |
More Information: | CRK Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE):
- The furthest airport from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Training at Columbia Army Air Base was phased down during the summer of 1945.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has 2 runways.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 1,027,699 passengers last year.
- Police and Fire/Rescue services are provided by the Columbia Metro Airport Department of Public Safety.
- Because of Columbia Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Metropolitan 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.
- Since 2000 the airport has tried to recruit low-cost carriers, but has been unable to maintain those services.
- The closest airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of CAE.
- The airport is a hub for UPS Airlines and was a hub for Air South, a former low-cost carrier.
- One of the earliest units to train at Columbia AAB was the 17th Bombardment Group, which arrived on 9 February 1942.
Facts about Clark International Airport (CRK):
- Regular bus services going directly to Metro Manila are served by Partas and Philtranco.
- In addition to being known as "Clark International Airport", another name for CRK is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng ClarkPangyatung Sulapawan ning Clark".
- The furthest airport from Clark International Airport (CRK) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Clark International Airport (meaning Clark International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,259 miles (19,729 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.
- Clark is also served by airconditioned jeepneys en route to nearby Dau bus terminal and SM City Clark.
- The $3 million current expanded Terminal 1, designed to accommodate at least one million to two million passengers annually, was inaugurated by President Arroyo on April 2008 to serve the growing passenger volume due to the entry of foreign and local budget carriers at the airport.
- Because of Clark International Airport's relatively low elevation of 484 feet, planes can take off or land at Clark 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.
- The future international gateway for the country is currently being built at Clark International Airport.
- Clark Airport currently has two 3,200-meter parallel runways, one of which will be extended to 4,000 meters to accommodate new generation wide-bodied aircraft.
- Clark International Airport handled 1,309,883 passengers last year.
- Clark International Airport (CRK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Clark International Airport (CRK) is Subic Bay International Airport (SFS), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SW of CRK.