Nonstop flight route between Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines and Des Moines, Iowa, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Camiguin Airport (CGM), Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines and Des Moines International Airport (DSM), Des Moines, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,167 miles (or 13,144 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 Camiguin Airport and Des Moines 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 Camiguin Airport and Des Moines International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Camiguin Airport (CGM):

• Because of Camiguin Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Camiguin 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 closest airport to Camiguin Airport (CGM) is Laguindingan Airport (CGY), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SSW of CGM.
• In addition to being known as "Camiguin Airport", another name for CGM is "Paliparan ng CamiguinTugpahanan sa Camiguin".
• The furthest airport from Camiguin Airport (CGM) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Camiguin Airport (meaning Camiguin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,906 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• Camiguin Airport (CGM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Camiguin Airport handled 2,844 passengers last year.

Facts about Des Moines International Airport (DSM):

• The furthest airport from Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,789 miles (17,363 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On December 2, 1978, Douglas C-47A N41447 of SMB Stage Line crashed short of the runway while on a cargo flight from Chicago, Illinois.
• On December 1, 2007, a United Express plane carrying 44 passengers slid off a taxiway while taxiing to the runway for takeoff.
• Des Moines International Airport (DSM) has 2 runways.
• During the 1920s the Des Moines area had several small private airports for general aviation and airmail.
• The closest airport to Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of DSM.
• In 2011, the City of Des Moines transferred control from the city to the Des Moines Airport Authority.
• Because of Des Moines International Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Des Moines 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.