Nonstop flight route between Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines and Glendale, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Calbayog Airport (CYP), Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,547 miles (or 12,145 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 Calbayog Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field, 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 Calbayog Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field. 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 Calbayog Airport (CYP):

• Calbayog Airport (CYP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Calbayog Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Calbayog 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 Calbayog Airport (CYP) is Catarman National Airport (CRM), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of CYP.
• In addition to being known as "Calbayog Airport", another name for CYP is "Paliparan ng CalbayogLuparan san Calbayog".
• The furthest airport from Calbayog Airport (CYP) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Calbayog Airport (meaning Calbayog Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,797 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• Calbayog Airport handled 52,510 passengers last year.
• Pre-departure area of Calbayog City Airport

Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):

• During World War II, Luke Field was the largest fighter training base in the Army Air Forces, graduating more than 12,000 fighter pilots from advanced and operational courses earning the nickname, “Home of the Fighter Pilot.”
• Luke Air Force Base is an active-duty F-16 Fighting Falcon training base with 170 F-16s assigned.
• Luke Air Force Base was named after Second Lieutenant Frank Luke.
• The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
• The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants.
• In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
• The 3600th FTW became the dedicated training organization for both USAF and NATO pilots in the F-84.