Nonstop flight route between Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines and Del Rio, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bagasbas Airport (DTE), Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines and Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF), Del Rio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,249 miles (or 13,276 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 Bagasbas Airport and Laughlin Air Force Base, 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 Bagasbas Airport and Laughlin Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bagasbas Airport (DTE):

• The furthest airport from Bagasbas Airport (DTE) is Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB), which is nearly antipodal to Bagasbas Airport (meaning Bagasbas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Rondon International Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,820 kilometers) away in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• Bagasbas Airport (DTE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Bagasbas Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Bagasbas 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 Bagasbas Airport (DTE) is Naga Airport (WNP), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSE of DTE.
• In addition to being known as "Bagasbas Airport", another name for DTE is "Paliparan ng Bagasbas Palayogan nin Bagasbas".

Facts about Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF):

• Laughlin U-2s were among the first to provide photographic evidence of Soviet missile installations in Cuba in 1962 when 4080th U-2 pilot Major Steve Heyser flew his U-2C over Cuba after taking off from Edwards AFB, California.
• Laughlin Air Force Base reopened on May 1, 1952.
• Laughlin AFB is served by the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District.
• Aside from the reservoir outside of Del Rio for fishing and some lake diving, most forms of recreation are either in the town of Del Rio or across the border in Ciudad Acuña, however current DoD policy does not allow travel across the border for military personnel.
• The furthest airport from Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,091 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Del Rio International Airport (DRT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DLF.