Nonstop flight route between Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines and Topeka, Kansas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(10°18'47"N by 123°58'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°26'30"N by 79°57'15"W)
Distance from CEB to FOE:
8,610.91 miles (13,857.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB), Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines and Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,611 miles (or 13,858 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 Forbes Field, 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 Forbes Field. 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: | FOE / KFOE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Topeka, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'30"N by 79°57'15"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from FOE |
| More Information: | FOE Maps & Info |
Facts about Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Mactan-Cebu International Airport", another name for CEB is "Tugpahanang Pangkalibutan sa Mactan-SugboPaliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan-Cebu".
- The runway was built by the United States Air Force in 1956 as an emergency airport for Strategic Air Command bombers and it was known as the Mactan Air Base.
- Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mactan-Cebu International Airport handled 6,050,564 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) is Tagbilaran Airport (TAG), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) S of CEB.
- On April 23, 2014, the Department of Transportation and Communications awarded the operations and maintenance of MCIA to a consortium of the Philippine Megawide Construction Corporation and Bangalore-based GMR Infrastructure.
- On December 11, 1994, Philippine Airlines Flight 434 was flying on its second leg of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport - Mactan-Cebu International Airport - New Tokyo International Airport route when a bomb on board exploded, killing a passenger.
Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):
- The batting cage was placed just to the left of the 457-foot center field "Death Valley" marker during games, because it was believed impossible to hit the ball that far.
- In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
- "There wasn't much flubdubber.
- On June 29, 1909, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 8–1 at Exposition Park.
- The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
- In 1955, a statue of Honus Wagner was dedicated in Schenley Plaza adjacent to Forbes Field.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.72 miles (73.57 km) S | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines |     |
| 2 | 64.81 miles (104.31 km) NE | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 3 | 73.09 miles (117.63 km) WNW | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 4 | 82.09 miles (132.12 km) SW | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 5 | 88.27 miles (142.06 km) SE | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 6 | 94.98 miles (152.85 km) NE | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 107.35 miles (172.77 km) WNW | Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines | |
| 8 | 108.83 miles (175.14 km) ESE | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 9 | 121.86 miles (196.11 km) NW | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |
| 10 | 121.88 miles (196.15 km) SSE | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 126.27 miles (203.21 km) SSW | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 12 | 127.40 miles (205.03 km) NNE | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| 13 | 138.67 miles (223.17 km) SE | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 141.69 miles (228.03 km) ESE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 15 | 142.68 miles (229.62 km) WNW | Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ) | San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,405.35 miles (19,964.42 km) S | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,363.75 miles (19,897.48 km) W | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,313.56 miles (19,816.70 km) ESE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,268.74 miles (19,744.58 km) E | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,239.27 miles (19,697.14 km) ESE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,207.52 miles (19,646.06 km) E | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,115.31 miles (19,497.65 km) ESE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,068.01 miles (19,421.53 km) S | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,039.02 miles (19,374.88 km) E | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,017.32 miles (19,339.96 km) S | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,982.41 miles (19,283.78 km) SSW | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,967.98 miles (19,260.54 km) WSW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,959.60 miles (19,247.07 km) WSW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,959.36 miles (19,246.67 km) WSW | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,942.31 miles (19,219.24 km) SSE | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.18 miles (9.94 km) SSE | Allegheny County Airport (AGC) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 2 | 15.04 miles (24.20 km) WNW | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) | Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 3 | 23.15 miles (37.25 km) N | Butler County Airport (BTP) | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 4 | 27.56 miles (44.35 km) SW | Washington County Airport (WSG) | Washington, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 5 | 31.05 miles (49.98 km) ESE | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) | Latrobe (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 6 | 31.05 miles (49.98 km) ESE | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LTB) | Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 32.37 miles (52.09 km) NW | Beaver County Airport (BFP) | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 8 | 38.51 miles (61.98 km) SSW | Greene County Airport (WAY) | Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 9 | 40.87 miles (65.77 km) WSW | Wheeling Ohio County Airport (HLG) | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States | |
| 10 | 46.46 miles (74.77 km) ENE | Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 11 | 55.25 miles (88.92 km) S | Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW) | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | |
| 12 | 59.56 miles (95.86 km) E | John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport (JST) | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 13 | 64.85 miles (104.36 km) N | Venango Regional Airport (FKL) | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 14 | 68.09 miles (109.59 km) NNW | Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) (YNG) | Youngstown/Warren, Ohio, United States | |
| 15 | 75.07 miles (120.82 km) NE | DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ) | DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,495.71 miles (18,500.51 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,472.10 miles (18,462.52 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,457.25 miles (18,438.61 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,447.00 miles (18,422.11 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,397.39 miles (18,342.27 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,396.29 miles (18,340.51 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,385.52 miles (18,323.17 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,374.88 miles (18,306.05 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,362.66 miles (18,286.38 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,341.50 miles (18,252.33 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,281.20 miles (18,155.29 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,246.79 miles (18,099.90 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,240.81 miles (18,090.28 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,231.66 miles (18,075.55 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,166.18 miles (17,970.18 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |