Nonstop flight route between Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines and Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB), Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP), Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,654 miles (or 13,927 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 Mactan-Cebu International Airport and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 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 Mactan-Cebu International Airport and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 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: | CEB / RPVM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°18'47"N by 123°58'58"E |
| Area Served: | Cebu City |
| Operator/Owner: | Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEB |
| More Information: | CEB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVP / KAVP |
| Airport Name: | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport |
| Location: | Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°20'17"N by 75°43'23"W |
| Area Served: | Wilkes-Barre–Scranton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 962 feet (293 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AVP |
| More Information: | AVP Maps & Info |
Facts about Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB):
- In addition to being known as "Mactan-Cebu International Airport", another name for CEB is "Tugpahanang Pangkalibutan sa Mactan-SugboPaliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan-Cebu".
- Because of Mactan-Cebu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Mactan-Cebu 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.
- Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The existing terminal houses both domestic and international operations and has an annual capacity of 4.5 million passengers.
- It has a single 3,300-meter runway that was built by the United States in 1956 as an emergency airport for Strategic Air Command bombers and was known as the Mactan Air Base.
- In the mid-1960s, the civilian airport was opened, to replace the Lahug Airport, which could no longer be expanded due to safety and physical problems.
- Mactan-Cebu International Airport handled 6,050,564 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) is Tagbilaran Airport (TAG), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) S of CEB.
- The furthest airport from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Mactan-Cebu International Airport (meaning Mactan-Cebu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
- Ramzi Yousef was on board Flight 434 from Manila when he planted the bomb beneath a vacant seat.
Facts about Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP):
- The closest airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) is Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of AVP.
- The furthest airport from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,655 miles (18,757 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport has had cargo flights to Canada, which was enough to be granted "international" status in 1975.
- Because of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 962 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 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.
- In May 2006 the airport completed an $80 million new terminal and garage.
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) has 2 runways.
