Nonstop flight route between Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines and Kwethluk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Laguindingan Airport (CGY), Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines and Kwethluk Airport (KWT), Kwethluk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,165 miles (or 8,313 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 Kwethluk 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 Kwethluk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGY / RP02 |
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Location: | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°36'45"N by 124°27'25"E |
Area Served: | Cagayan de Oro, Iligan City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGY |
More Information: | CGY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWT / PFKW |
Airport Name: | Kwethluk Airport |
Location: | Kwethluk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°47'25"N by 161°26'36"W |
Area Served: | Kwethluk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWT |
More Information: | KWT Maps & Info |
Facts about Laguindingan Airport (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.
- By early 2008, the start of grading of the airport site area.
- Laguindingan Airport (CGY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The approved cost of the airport project is US$ 167.09 million or ₱ 7.853 billion.
- The closest airport to Laguindingan Airport (CGY) is Maria Cristina Airport (IGN), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSW of CGY.
- In addition to being known as "Laguindingan Airport", another name for CGY is "Paliparan ng Laguindingan (Filipino)Tugpahanan sa Laguindingan (Cebuano)".
- An expansion of the passenger and cargo terminals, and parking lot are also currently being planned.
Facts about Kwethluk Airport (KWT):
- The closest airport to Kwethluk Airport (KWT) is Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of KWT.
- Kwethluk Airport (KWT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kwethluk Airport (KWT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,033 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The airport was relocated from its former site at coordinates 60°48.26′N 161°26.72′W / 60.80433°N 161.44533°W / 60.80433.
- Because of Kwethluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Kwethluk 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.