Nonstop flight route between Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil and General Santos City, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil and General Santos International Airport (GES), General Santos City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,039 miles (or 17,766 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 Afonso Pena International Airport and General Santos 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 Afonso Pena International Airport and General Santos International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWB / SBCT |
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Location: | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°31'51"S by 49°10'32"W |
Area Served: | Curitiba |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2988 feet (911 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CWB |
More Information: | CWB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GES / RPMR |
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Location: | General Santos City, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'29"N by 125°5'45"E |
Area Served: | General Santos City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 505 feet (154 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GES |
More Information: | GES Maps & Info |
Facts about Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB):
- The terminal is 45,000 m², has 6 jetways, and is capable of handling 3.5 million passengers annually.
- The furthest airport from Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Afonso Pena International Airport (meaning Afonso Pena International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,959 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- Afonso Pena International Airport handled 6,825,666 passengers last year.
- Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) is Bacacheri Airport (BFH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NNW of CWB.
- The original passenger terminal was in use until 1959 when a brand new terminal was built.
- In addition to being known as "Afonso Pena International Airport", another name for CWB is "Aeroporto Internacional Afonso Pena".
Facts about General Santos International Airport (GES):
- General Santos International Airport has a single 3,227-meter lighted runway designated as runways 17/35.
- Having a runway length of 3,227 meters and a runway width of 45 meters, General Santos International Airport has the country's third longest runway—to date—after Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila and Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Cebu.
- General Santos International Airport handled 611,274 passengers last year.
- The first international chartered flight to land in General Santos International Airport was of former President Fidel V.
- The furthest airport from General Santos International Airport (GES) is Itaituba Airport (ITB), which is nearly antipodal to General Santos International Airport (meaning General Santos International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Itaituba Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,779 kilometers) away in Itaituba, Pará, Brazil.
- General Santos International Airport (GES) currently has only 1 runway.
- Philippine Airlines Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet
- Philippine Airlines A330-300 Aircraft
- The closest airport to General Santos International Airport (GES) is Allah Valley Airport (AAV), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of GES.
- In addition to being known as "General Santos International Airport", another name for GES is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Heneral SantosTugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Heneral SantosPangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Heneral Santos".
- Because of General Santos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 505 feet, planes can take off or land at General Santos 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.