Nonstop flight route between Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines and Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB), Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines and Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG), Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,249 miles (or 13,276 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 Gorom Gorom 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 Gorom Gorom Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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".
• The closest airport to Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) is Tagbilaran Airport (TAG), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) S of CEB.
• The existing terminal houses both domestic and international operations and has an annual capacity of 4.5 million passengers.
• 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 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.
• Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.

Facts about Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG):

• The furthest airport from Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) is Labasa Airport (LBS), which is nearly antipodal to Gorom Gorom Airport (meaning Gorom Gorom Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Labasa Airport), and is located 12,295 miles (19,786 kilometers) away in Labasa, Fiji.
• Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) is Tambao Airport (TMQ), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NE of XGG.
• Because of Gorom Gorom Airport's relatively low elevation of 935 feet, planes can take off or land at Gorom Gorom 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.