Nonstop flight route between Drummond Island, Michigan, United States and Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Drummond Island Airport (DRE), Drummond Island, Michigan, United States and Dipolog Airport (DPL), Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,309 miles (or 13,372 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 Drummond Island Airport and Dipolog 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 Drummond Island Airport and Dipolog Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRE / KDRM |
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Location: | Drummond Island, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°0'33"N by 83°44'38"W |
Area Served: | Drummond Island, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Drummond Township |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 668 feet (204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRE |
More Information: | DRE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DPL / RPMG |
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Location: | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°36'5"N by 123°20'3"E |
Area Served: | Dipolog City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DPL |
More Information: | DPL Maps & Info |
Facts about Drummond Island Airport (DRE):
- The furthest airport from Drummond Island Airport (DRE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,142 miles (17,931 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Drummond Island Airport (DRE) has 2 runways.
- Drummond Island Airport is a public airport located one mile southwest of the central business district of Drummond Island, in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States.
- Because of Drummond Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 668 feet, planes can take off or land at Drummond Island 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.
- In addition to being known as "Drummond Island Airport", another name for DRE is "DRM".
- The closest airport to Drummond Island Airport (DRE) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) WNW of DRE.
Facts about Dipolog Airport (DPL):
- The new parking area would have a capacity of 100 vehicles when completed by the end of the year.
- Dipolog Airport (DPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Dipolog Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Dipolog 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 airport's commercial viability for growth was established as more flights were mounted by Philippine Airlines prompting the national government to introduce further development.
- In addition to being known as "Dipolog Airport", another name for DPL is "Paliparan ng Dipolog".
- The terminal building, which originally had a capacity of 170 passengers, now has a seating capacity of 300 passengers due to new flights offered by Cebu Pacific.
- The furthest airport from Dipolog Airport (DPL) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Dipolog Airport (meaning Dipolog Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,341 miles (19,862 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Dipolog Airport (DPL) is Labo Airport (OZC), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SE of DPL.
- The late 1980s saw a dramatic upsurge in foreign tourist arrival.
- In 1992, after extending its runway by 500 meters and constructing a control tower, the airport officially welcomed its first mid-sized passenger jet, a Philippine Airlines Boeing 737-300.
- The original terminal was made of composite wood material located at the northern side of the runway near the Philippine Constabulary Camp, now Camp Hamac in Sicayab.
- The airport's strategic location during World War II and the liberation of Zamboanga and Mindanao by American and Philippine Commonwealth Forces in 1945 prompted the national government to develop the field as an alternate airport to Zamboanga International Airport principally for national security reasons arising from natural and man made emergencies.
- Dipolog Airport handled 165,163 passengers last year.