Nonstop flight route between Needles, California, United States and Davao City, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED), Needles, California, United States and Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO), Davao City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,564 miles (or 12,174 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 Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield and Francisco Bangoy 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 Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield and Francisco Bangoy International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED):

• Needles Airport covers 796 acres at an elevation of 983 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,392 miles (18,334 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) has 2 runways.
• Because of Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 983 feet, planes can take off or land at Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield 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 Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) is Lake Havasu City Airport (HII), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) SE of EED.

Facts about Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO):

• A Philippine Airlines' Airbus A330-300, taxiing at the tarmac.
• Rapid growth at the airport precipitated the construction of a P15 million interim international terminal beside the airport's then-existing terminal, and then eventually a new, larger terminal building which would consolidate the two existing terminals.
• In addition to being known as "Francisco Bangoy International Airport", another name for DVO is "Tugpahanang Pangkalibutan sa Francisco BangoyPaliparang Pandaigdig ng Francisco Bangoy".
• After almost a decade, the new terminal was finally inaugurated on December 2, 2003.
• Francisco Bangoy International Airport handled 2,963,243 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (meaning Francisco Bangoy International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,670 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Francisco Bangoy International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Francisco Bangoy 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.
• The closest airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) is Mati Airport (MXI), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) ESE of DVO.
• The modernization and upgrading of the airport facilities aims to cement Davao as a hub for tourism and foreign investment in the region.
• A new terminal replaces the previous airport terminals, which lie just across it, in handling both domestic and international flights operating to and from Davao.
• The terminal has 14 domestic and 14 international check-in counters that can handle a steady flow of passenger traffic.