Nonstop flight route between Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Catarman National Airport (CRM), Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,825 miles (or 15,811 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 Catarman National Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, 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 Catarman National Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Catarman National Airport (CRM):

• Catarman National Airport handled 125,049 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Catarman National Airport (CRM) is Calbayog Airport (CYP), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of CRM.
• In addition to being known as "Catarman National Airport", another name for CRM is "Paliparang Pambansa ng CatarmanNasudnon nga Luparan san Catarman".
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• The furthest airport from Catarman National Airport (CRM) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Catarman National Airport (meaning Catarman National Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,273 miles (19,752 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• Catarman National Airport (CRM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Catarman National Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Catarman National 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.

Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):

• Notable persons born at the naval base include actor Peter Bergman and American guitarist Isaac Guillory.
• The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
• The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• President Barack Obama said he intends to close the detention camp, and plans to bring detainees to the United States to stand trial by the end of his first term in office.
• In 1903, Cuba signed a treaty that leased Guantanamo Bay to the United States for use as a Naval Station, with the understanding that this would reduce the military footprint of the U.S.