Nonstop flight route between Elmira/Big Flats, New York, United States and Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM), Elmira/Big Flats, New York, United States and Laguindingan Airport (CGY), Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,678 miles (or 13,966 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 Elmira/Corning Regional Airport and Laguindingan 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 Elmira/Corning Regional Airport and Laguindingan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM):

• On June 23, 1967, Mohawk Airlines Flight 40, operated with a British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jet, crashed in Blossburg, Pennsylvania, shortly after taking off from Elmira/Corning, killing all 34 persons on board.
• Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM) has 3 runways.
• Elmira/Corning Regional Airport is a county-owned public airport in Chemung County, New York, seven miles northwest of Elmira and eight miles east of Corning.
• The furthest airport from Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,573 miles (18,625 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM) is Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NE of ELM.
• Because of Elmira/Corning Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 954 feet, planes can take off or land at Elmira/Corning Regional 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.

Facts about Laguindingan Airport (CGY):

• By July 2007, the construction of the 4.4 kilometer four-lane access road had been undertaken by the Davao City based V.
• The Laguindingan Airport Development Project was inaugurated on January 10, 2006 with groundbreaking ceremonies presided by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who advocated the idea of an international airport in the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor.
• In addition to being known as "Laguindingan Airport", another name for CGY is "Paliparan ng Laguindingan (Filipino)Tugpahanan sa Laguindingan (Cebuano)".
• In August 2013, the Project Development and Monitoring Facility Board has approved for the revision of the operations and maintenance of the airport.
• The approved cost of the airport project is US$ 167.09 million or ₱ 7.853 billion.
• The closest airport to Laguindingan Airport (CGY) is Maria Cristina Airport (IGN), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSW of CGY.
• The furthest airport from Laguindingan Airport (CGY) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Laguindingan Airport (meaning Laguindingan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,342 miles (19,863 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
• Laguindingan Airport (CGY) currently has only 1 runway.