Nonstop flight route between Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Laguindingan Airport (CGY), Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines and Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,847 miles (or 14,238 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 Laguindingan Airport and Baton Rouge Metropolitan 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 Laguindingan Airport and Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Laguindingan Airport (CGY):

• In August 2013, the Project Development and Monitoring Facility Board has approved for the revision of the operations and maintenance of the airport.
• By early 2008, the start of grading of the airport site area.
• The airport project is implemented by the Philippine Government through the Department of Transportation and Communications.
• The closest airport to Laguindingan Airport (CGY) is Maria Cristina Airport (IGN), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSW of CGY.
• The furthest airport from Laguindingan Airport (CGY) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Laguindingan Airport (meaning Laguindingan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,342 miles (19,863 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
• Ayala Land, who originally owns 183 of 417 hectares of the land acquired by the government to develop the airport complex, has future plans to develop an aerotropolis around the airport.
• Laguindingan Airport (CGY) currently has only 1 runway.
• On April 18, 2013, DOTC announced that the opening of the airport would be pushed back to June 15, 2013 instead of April 30, 2013 because CAAP has received requests from airline companies to postpone the transfer until after the summer peak season, because the April 30 opening would require the cancellation of several daily trips.
• In addition to being known as "Laguindingan Airport", another name for CGY is "Paliparan ng Laguindingan (Filipino)Tugpahanan sa Laguindingan (Cebuano)".

Facts about Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR):

• Currently, all airline service to and from the airport is primarily operated with either Canadair CRJ or Embraer ERJ regional jets flown by the various regional affiliates of the major airlines that serve Baton Rouge.
• Delta has also begun scheduling larger, dual-class aircraft into BTR, including CRJ 700/900, DC-9 and Airbus A319 aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,070 miles (17,816 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport", another name for BTR is "Ryan FieldHarding Army Airfield".
• Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) is False River Regional Airport (HZR), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of BTR.
• Because of Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Baton Rouge 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.
• On June 7, 2013, a privately owned Beechcraft King Air 200 headed to McComb, Mississippi, crashed 2 minutes after takeoff into a neighborhood in Baker, Louisiana, approximately 13 miles north of Baton Rouge, killing the pilot.
• The airport covers an area of 1,250 acres at an elevation of 70 feet above mean sea level.